Legal Opinion
Rupp v. Summerfield
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 26, 1958No. Civ. 22947PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLillie, J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict awarding plaintiff $3,000 general damages and $2,000 punitive damages in a malicious prosecution action.
The basis for plaintiff’s claim was a criminal prosecution in which he was charged with grand theft and which was dismissed by the court after a preliminary hearing at which defendant and appellant herein testified.
On this appeal, appellant makes no claim that.the evidence was insufficient to support the judgment or that the damages were excessive, but submits error on the part of the trial court in admitting into evidence…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Centers v. Dollar MarketsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
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3Cited by29 opinions
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