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JACK ECKERD CORP. v. SMITH

No. 88-2775.

558 So.2d 1060 (1990)

JACK ECKERD CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Delores SMITH, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied April 19, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeptha F. Barbour of Marks, Gray, Conroy & Gibbs, P.A., Jacksonville, for appellant.

S. Perry Penland, Jr., of Penland, Penland & Pafford, P.A., Jacksonville, for appellee.

CAWTHON, VICTOR M., Associate Judge.

Jack Eckerd Corporation (Eckerd) appeals a final judgment awarding Delores Smith compensatory and punitive damages in her action for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The only point which merits discussion is Eckerd's contention that the award of punitive damages was error. We agree that the evidence presented was legally insufficient to support an award of punitive damages and that the trial court should have directed...

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