Legal Opinion
Thomas v. E. J. Korvette, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 7, 1971No. Civ. A. 40409PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FULLAM, District Judge.
The plaintiff was employed as security manager of the King of Prussia store of the defendant when, on November 12, 1965, the defendant caused him to be arrested and prosecuted on a charge of larceny by employee. This criminal charge was later dismissed at a Justice of the Peace hearing, and the present action for false arrest, malicious prosecution and defamation of character followed.
Liability issues were tried first. The jury expressly found that there was no probable cause for plaintiff’s arrest and prosecution, that the defendant was motivated by…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Grunenthal v. Long Island Rail RoadSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Neese v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Byers v. WardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Hughes v. BabcockSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Miller v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Delahanty v. First Pennsylvania Bank, N.A.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Lawrence B. Thomas, and Cross-Appellant v. E. J. Korvette, Inc., and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- City of Richmond v. Madison Management Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Thomas v. American Cystoscope Makers, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Western Resources Life Insurance Co. v. GerhardtCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
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