Legal Opinion
Rodney Brice v. E. J. Nkaru Safeway, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 12, 2000No. 99-1646PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Senior Judge GODBOLD joined.
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge:
Rodney Brice sued Safeway, Inc. (“Safeway”) and E.J. Nkaru in the District of Maryland, alleging that Nkaru, a security guard in a Safeway grocery store in Falls Church, Virginia, maliciously caused Brice’s prosecution for having forged and uttered a Safeway courtesy card. 1 A jury found Nkaru and Safeway liable and returned a $500,000 verdict in favor of Brice. Brice thereafter accepted a remittitur to the sum of $100,000 and judgment was entered in his…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Teague v. BakkerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Cantrell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988
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3Cited by28 opinions
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