THRIFTY RENT-A-CAR v. JEFFREY

No. 74-319.

520 S.W.2d 304 (1975)

THRIFTY RENT-A-CAR, a/k/a Commercial Leasing Systems, Inc., Appellant, v. Charles Ricky JEFFREY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

March 31, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stubblefield & Matthews, Little Rock, for appellant.

Richard J. Orintas, Little Rock, for appellee.


HOLT, Justice.

Appellant's manager caused appellee to be arrested for larceny by a bailee pursuant to Ark. Stat.Ann. § 41-3929 (Repl. 1964). The prosecutor later dismissed the charge. Appellee thereafter brought suit for malicious prosecution. A jury awarded appellee $1,500 compensatory and $1 punitive damages. Appellant was awarded $1,225 on its cross-complaint against appellee for damages to its automobile during the bailment. Appellant first asserts for reversal...

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