Ward v. National Car Rental System

KELLY, Justice.

In this action for false arrest plaintiff recovered a judgment for $7,500, based on a special verdict which determined that he had been imprisoned at defendant’s instigation, that defendant did not have reasona ble cause to believe a theft of its automobile had occurred, and that plaintiff was entitled to actual damages of $5,000 and punitive damages of $2,500. Appealing from the judgment and an order denying its post-trial motion for reduction of the damages or a new trial, defendant presents several claims of error, most of which we find to be without merit. We agree,…