Stevens Markets, Inc. v. Markantonatos

This is an appeal by the defendants in the trial court from an adverse jury verdict and final judgment entered thereon. The causes of action were for false imprisonment, unlawful detention, unauthorized search, and assault and battery. The appellant has preserved a number of points for review, some of which we will dispose of in reliance upon the following authorities: Esch v. Forster, 123 Fla. 905, 168 So. 229; Welch v. Gray Moss Bondholders Corporation, 128 Fla. 722, 175 So. 529; Winn & Lovett Grocery Co. v. Archer, 1936, 126 Fla. 308, 171 So. 214; Smith v. Whidden, Fla.1956, 87 So.2d 42;…