Legal Opinion
James L. Williams v. ryder/p.i.e. Nationwide, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1986No. 85-1106PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Ryder/P.I.E. Nationwide, Inc. (Ryder) appeals a jury verdict awarding James L. Williams $71,000 in actual damages and $300,000 in punitive damages on his claim for malicious prosecution. We reverse.
I
This action stems from the theft of five RCA video cassette recorders (VCRs) from one of Ryder’s trailers in St. Louis in November 1981. Most of the facts are undisputed. Williams was Ryder’s operations manager at its St. Louis terminal when the theft occurred. The terminal manager at that time was John Rodgers. Both parties agree that Williams and Rodgers were not on…
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