Family Dollar Trucking, Inc. v. Huff

I agree with all of my colleagues’ decisions that the outrage claim and the related damages verdict and judgment must b,e reversed and dismissed. I also agree with the majority that substantial evidence supports the jury’s verdict on the malicious-prosecution claim.

|«J respectfully dissent, however, on the amount of money the jury awarded on that' claim. A $2.75 million aggregate award in favor of Jimmy Huff and Robert Ward is shockingly excessive and should be significantly reduced. The jury decided that these men were damaged by Family Dollar’s actions. But even viewing the evidence in the…