Garner v. Texas Discount Gas Co.

CRIST, Judge.

Defendant Texas Discount Gas Company (Texas Discount) appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict for plaintiffs Dennis and Theresa Garner on their claim for false arrest or imprisonment. Each plaintiff received a verdict for $4,000 compensatory damages and $25,000 punitive damages, for a combined total of $58,000. Texas Discount appeals, challenging the submissibility of the case, and whether plaintiffs were bound by the testimony of Arthur Solovic, an employee of Texas Dis*447count called as an adverse witness by plaintiffs. We affirm.

To make a submissible case of false…