Guillory v. Godfrey

ASHBURN, J. pro tem. *

In this action for recovery of damages for malicious interference with plaintiffs’ restaurant business, a jury awarded plaintiffs Dorothy Guillory and Preston R. Guillory compensatory damages in the sum of $2,250 and punitive damages of $2,000. From the judgment entered on the verdict defendants Mildred Godfrey and Froy J. Tristany have taken this appeal. The action was dismissed as to defendant Edward Godfrey.

The complaint alleges that plaintiffs were owners and operators of a café located at 715% South Main Street in Los Angeles; that defendant Froy J. Tristany was…