Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Thomas

JOHN E. JENNINGS, Judge.

Wal-Mart Stores, Iiic., appeals from a $25,000 judgment awarded to the appellee, Felicia Thomas, after a bench trial. For reversal, appellant contends that there is insufficient evidence to support appellee’s claims of relief for malicious prosecution, outrage, or defamation. We hold that the evidence is sufficient to support appellee’s claim of malicious prosecution and affirm.

This case arose out of a dispute between appellee and Michelle Mitchell, a manager at the Wal-Mart store in Texarkana, over an item appellee wished to return. Appellee wanted to exchange a…