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ROTHSCHILD v. DRAKE HOTEL, INC.

Nos. 16324, 16325.

397 F.2d 419 (1968)

Hardie ROTHSCHILD, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. The DRAKE HOTEL, INC., a corporation, Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

June 3, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene F. Welter, Chicago, Ill., Fred J. Freel, Stephen B. Millin, Kansas City, Mo., Matthew L. Salita, Chicago, Ill., for Hardie Rothschild, Sheridan, Sanders, Millin, Peters, Carr & Sharp, Kansas City, Mo., of counsel.

Jerome H. Torschen, Leo J. Doyle, Jr., Chicago, Ill., for Drake Hotel, Inc.

Before MAJOR, Senior Circuit Judge, and SCHNACKENBERG and KILEY, Circuit Judges.

MAJOR, Senior Circuit Judge.

This diversity action was commenced August 26, 1966, for the recovery of compensatory and punitive damages for false imprisonment, assault and malicious prosecution occasioned by the alleged wrongful and malicious acts of the Drake Hotel on August 6, 1965, in assaulting, imprisoning and prosecuting plaintiff for defrauding an innkeeper. A jury returned a general verdict in favor of plaintiff, awarding damages in the amount of $400,000...

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