Cramer v. Barmon
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. — Row. Andrew F. Evans, Judge. Transferred to Kansas City Court of Appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
— This is an action for damages. The petition is in two counts; the first for false imprisonment, and the second for malicious prosecution.
The court directed the jury to find.a verdict for the defendant on the first count and submitted the second count to their determination. Pursuant to the instruction, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant on the first count and found for the plaintiff on the second count, and assessed his damages at $1,000' actual and $500 punitive damages. Upon the coming in of the verdict the clerk entered up a judgment on the verdict in favor of the defendant on…
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