Lampos v. Bazar, Inc.

This is an action for malicious prosecution of an employee of the defendant who was arrested and charged with stealing two tires from its store in Med-ford. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $20,000 general damages and $17,500 punitive damages. Defendant appeals from the resulting judgment.

Defendant’s principal assignment of error is that the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for a directed verdict upon the ground that plaintiff had failed to prove that the criminal proceeding was initiated by the defendant without probable cause.

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