TREES BY & THROUGH TREES v. K-MART

Nos. 82-1592, 82-2060.

467 So.2d 401 (1985)

Vicki TREES, a Minor, By and Through Her Parents and Next Friends, Jewell and Jerry L. TREES; Jewell Trees and Jerry L. Trees, Individually, Appellants, v. K-MART CORPORATION, Town of Lake Park, Florida; Frank Cardinal; Frank Helm; and Paul Friedman, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied May 8, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edna L. Caruso, P.A., and Montgomery, Lytal, Reiter, Denney & Searcy, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellants.

Michael B. Davis of Walton, Lantaff, Schroeder & Carson, West Palm Beach, for appellee — K-Mart.

Maureen A. Hackett of Johnston, Sasser, Randolph & Weaver, West Palm Beach, for appellees — Town of Lake Park and Paul Friedman.


HURLEY, Judge.

Vicki Trees, an unsuccessful plaintiff in a false arrest/malicious prosecution suit, appeals from an adverse evidentiary ruling. She contends that the trial court improperly admitted evidence of her participation in a collateral crime. We find that the trial court's decision did not constitute an abuse of discretion and, consequently, we affirm.

Ms. Trees, age 17, worked as a cashier at K-Mart. She was arrested for shoplifting after a shopper...

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