TRANGONE v. PENN CENTRAL TRANSP. CO.


176 N.J. Super. 506 (1980)

424 A.2d 220

CARMINE L. TRANGONE, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. PENN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided October 17, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Larner argued the cause for appellant (Budd, Larner, Kent, Gross, Picillo & Rosenbaum, attorneys; Martin G. Picillo on the brief).

John M. Walsh argued the cause for respondent (Schumann, Hession, Kennelly & Dorment, attorneys).

Before Judges MATTHEWS, MORGAN and MORTON I. GREENBERG.


PER CURIAM.

This is a malicious prosecution action in which the trial judge entered judgment for defendant, setting aside a $75,000 jury verdict in favor of plaintiff. The trial judge found, among other things, that as a matter of law the railroad policemen employed by defendant who arrested plaintiff had probable cause for their action, and alternatively, that plaintiff had failed to produce sufficient evidence from which the jury could have found defendant liable...

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