Gerald v. Caterers, Inc.

HUNTER, Judge.

This is a suit by plaintiff, Marion Gerald, against Caterers, Inc., for damages allegedly resulting from a false arrest and imprisonment caused by defendant. As a result of a jury trial, plaintiff obtained a judgment for $.25 actual damages and $2,-000 punitive damages. This appeal followed defendant’s unsuccessful motion for a judgment in accordance with defendant’s motion for directed verdict or in the alternative for a new trial.

The two questions presented on appeal concern the admissibility of certain statements by plaintiff as to who instigated his arrest, and the…