Hockett v. City of Tucson

OPINION

BIRDSALL, Judge.

Appellee was arrested by appellant James Ledwith, a Tucson police officer, on May 24, 1980, and charged with disorderly conduct. The charges were subsequently dismissed upon motion of the state, and appellee filed the present action against the Ledwiths and the City of Tucson seeking compensatory and punitive damages for *319false arrest, false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict in favor of appellee and awarded $15,000 in compensatory damages but no punitive damages. This appeal was taken from the trial court’s…