Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Jones

Defendant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., appeals from a denial of its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, alternatively, a new trial, in an action for false imprisonment brought by Sharon Jones in which the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $200,000. The court entered judgment in that amount.

Jones filed her complaint against Wal-Mart on February 28, 1986, alleging false arrest, malicious prosecution, defamation, outrageous conduct, and wanton misconduct arising out of an incident that occurred at the Wal-Mart store in Scottsboro, Alabama, on December 20, 1985. The…