KINCAID v. AMES DEPT. STORES, INC.

No. 1-94-3046.

670 N.E.2d 1103 (1996)

283 Ill. App.3d 555

219 Ill.Dec. 215

Shirley KINCAID, Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. AMES DEPARTMENT STORES, INC., d/b/a Zayre Illinois Corporation, Santos Cruz, and Jerald W. Smith, Defendants-Appellants and Cross-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied September 18, 1996.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing September 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug, Chicago, (James P. DeNardo, Richard J. Rettberg, Terry M. Lachcik, Kristin L. Dvorsky, of counsel), for appellant.

Lonny Ben Ogus, Chicago, for appellee.


MODIFIED UPON DENIAL OF REHEARING

Justice COUSINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Shirley Kincaid, sued her employer, Ames Department Stores (Ames), and two of Ames' security officers, Jerald Smith and Santos Cruz, for false arrest and malicious prosecution. A jury found for plaintiff on both counts, awarding compensatory damages of $75,700 against all defendants and punitive damages of...

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