Colonial Stores, Inc. v. Scarbrough

SMITH, Judge.

We have thoroughly considered the entire record, the briefs and the oral argument on this appeal from a money judgment entered on a general verdict for plaintiff in an action for malicious prosecution and false imprisonment.

Appellants’ only argument attacking the sufficiency of evidence on the malicious prosecution count is that the trial court failed to give proper effect, when ruling on appellants’ motions for directed verdict, to the presumption of probable cause which is said to have arisen from the State Attorney’s decision to prosecute. Gallucci v. Milavic, 100 So.2d 375…