CITY OF JACKSONVILLE v. ALEXANDER

No. BG-281.

487 So.2d 1144 (1986)

CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, Appellant, v. Melonise ALEXANDER, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grady W. Martin, Asst. Counsel, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Warren K. Anderson, Jr., Jacksonville, for appellee.


MILLS, Judge.

The City of Jacksonville (City) appeals from entry of a jury verdict in favor of appellee Alexander in her suit against it for false arrest. The City also challenges the trial court's denial of its motion for remittitur. We affirm.

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