Signorino v. National Super Markets, Inc.

GRIMM, Presiding Judge.

In this jury-tried case, plaintiff received a $25,000 judgment against defendants for false arrest. In addition, he received a $50,000 judgment for punitive damages against National Super Markets, Inc. The trial court sustained National’s Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict as to punitive damages, but denied it otherwise. All parties appeal. We affirm.

Defendants raise two points. First, the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict for defendants; because plaintiff “failed to prove that [defendants], without just cause or excuse, restrained or…