Gomez v. Adams

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Randall Gomez and Nora Security, Inc., co-defendants, appeal a general jury verdict and judgment against them in the amount of $20,000.00 compensatory damages and $60,000.00 punitive damages upon a complaint alleging, somewhat generally, a right of recovery for false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, libel slander, defamation of character, assault and battery, forgery, conversion, and theft. This suit was instituted by Adams subsequent to his arrest for disorderly conduct, public intoxication, and resisting arrest. The issues upon which the jury received…