(Blue) Star Service, Inc. v. McCurdy

Norman S. McCurdy sued the defendant parking lot operators and their agent in charge for damages for “wrongfully and illegally procuring the arrest of plaintiff by Memphis police officers”.

There was a jury verdict for $3500', which on motion of defendant for a new trial was reduced by suggestion of remittitur to $2500.

Defendants have appealed and assigned error both as to liability and the amount of the judgment.

Plaintiff has appealed and assigned error as to the suggested remittitur.

Before treating the assignments of error the following facts are not contradicted.

Plaintiff was in arrears by…