SCHUMER v. CRAIG DISTRIBUTING CO.

No. 51677.

745 S.W.2d 163 (1987)

Melbourne F. SCHUMER and Johanna K. Schumer, his wife, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. CRAIG DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Southern Division.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied January 14, 1988.

Application to Transfer Denied March 15, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert C. Lowes, Cape Girardeau, for defendant-appellant.

David G. Beeson, Jackson, for plaintiffs-respondents.


CRANDALL, Judge.

Defendant, Craig Distributing Co., appeals from a judgment, entered pursuant to a jury verdict, in favor of plaintiffs, Melbourne F. Schumer and Johanna K. Schumer (wife), in a malicious prosecution case. The judgment awarded plaintiffs actual and punitive damages. We reverse.

The evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, is that plaintiff,1 owned and operated a restaurant in Perryville, Missouri...

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