Arnold v. Premium Distributing Co.

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Vivian Arnold brought an action against Premium Distributing Co. for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution, contending that an employee of appellee misidentified her as the driver of an automobile which caused an accident. As a result, she was charged with a traffic violation by the State Patrol. This charge was subsequently dismissed after it was determined that she was not the driver of the automobile. Arnold appeals from the grant of summary judgment in favor of the appellee.

The evidence showed that at about 4:00 p.m. on a rainy afternoon in April of 1981, a…