Watzek v. Walker

CASE, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of appellee (plaintiff in the trial court). The parties will he referred to herein as they appeared in the trial court.

Plaintiff, Georgia Walker, filed a complaint on December 18, 1967 alleging false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The count of false imprisonment was dismissed before trial since it was barred by the one-year statute of limitations. The remaining count of malicious prosecution was tried to a jury which returned a verdict against defendants Watzek and the City of Phoenix for $20,000.00 compensatory damages and $1.00…