Yoch v. City of Cedar Rapids

SCHLEGEL, Judge.

Plaintiff, Lynn E. Yoch, appeals from the jury verdict in this action for false arrest and malicious prosecution on the ground that the verdict was inadequate as a matter of law and on the ground that the trial court erroneously instructed the jury on the issues of malice and probable cause. The issues are: (1) whether the jury award in the malicious prosecution action of the exact amount of plaintiffs attorney’s fees incurred in defending the prior criminal action is an inadequate award entitling her to a new trial; (2) whether the acquittal of plaintiff by a trial court…