Hill Ex Rel. Hill v. S. S. Kresge Co.

This is an action for false imprisonment. The jury returned a verdict against both defendants for $3,000 actual and $2,000 punitive damages. This is a companion case of Vest v. S. S. Kresge Company, 213 S. W. 165. Plaintiff in this case is the same person as the individual, Hill, mentioned in that case. As the facts in this case are substantially the same as those in the Vest case, it is unnecessary to restate them. They will be found set out in full in the Vest case. However, the points raised in this case are somewhat different from those decided in the Vest case.

Defendants’ first point is…