Wolford v. United States Leasing Corp.

STEPHAN, Judge.

Plaintiff David Wolford appeals from a judgment for defendant notwithstanding a jury verdict of $22,500 in punitive damages in this malicious prosecution case. Defendant United States Leasing Corporation cross-appeals, seeking reversal of the judgment for $15,000 in actual damages. We reverse and remand for a new trial in light of the holding of the Missouri Supreme Court in the case of Sanders v. Daniel International Corporation, 682 S.W.2d 803 (Mo. banc 1984), which was handed down after this case had been argued and submitted.1

The underlying case involves the lease of an…