Redican v. K Mart Corp.

TURNAGE, Judge.

Cecilia Redican and Tamra Wright each filed suit against K Mart for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The cases were consolidated for trial. Judgment was entered on the jury verdicts awarding each plaintiff $15,000 actual damages and $35,000 punitive damages for false imprisonment and $1,000 actual damages for malicious prosecution.

The court denied K Mart’s motion for directed verdict or in the alternative for a new trial, but sustained Redican’s and Wright’s motions for a new trial of the malicious prosecution claim on the issue of damages only.

K Mart appeals,…