Johnson v. McNeal

SNYDER, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Broughton, a St. Louis police officer, appeals from a judgment awarding plaintiffs-respondents actual and punitive damages for both assault and malicious prosecution. Specifically, appellant charges the trial court erred when it denied his motion for a mistrial after respondents’ counsel asked appellant about a “police contingency fund” which might have been available to pay any award of damages. The trial court did not err in denying the motion for a mistrial. Therefore, the judgment is affirmed.

Respondents Leon and Shirley Johnson and other witnesses…