MELIA v. DILLON COMPANIES, INC.

No. 67,939

18 Kan. App. 2d 5 (1993)

846 P.2d 257

MARTIN MELIA, Appellee, v. DILLON COMPANIES, INC., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed February 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry E. Warren and Bradley S. Russell, of Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown and Enochs, Chartered, of Overland Park, for the appellant.

Michael R. McIntosh, of Kansas City, for the appellee.

Before BRISCOE, C.J., RULON, J., and DAVID S. KNUDSON, District Judge, assigned.


Petition for review denied 253 Kan. 860 (1993).

KNUDSON, J.:

Martin Melia filed suit seeking compensatory and punitive damages against Dillon Companies, Inc., (Dillon) upon allegations of false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Melia, awarding compensatory damage of $20,200. The trial court additionally imposed punitive damages of $20,000. Dillon appeals, contending the trial court erred in not granting its motion...

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