MILTON HAMBRICE, INC. v. STATE FARM FIRE & CAS. CO.

No. 96-2985.

114 F.3d 722 (1997)

MILTON HAMBRICE, INC., Plaintiff/Appellee, v. STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant/Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew L. Frey, New York City, argued (Clark Brewster, Evan M. Tager, Paula Dohnal Allen and Donald M. Falk, on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Robert D. Trammell, Little Rock, AR, argued, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, FAGG and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm) appeals from a judgment awarding Milton Hambrice, Inc. compensatory and punitive damages for a claim of malicious prosecution. Hambrice, a contractor on a restaurant remodeling project, was sued by State Farm in a subrogation action after a fire extensively damaged the restaurant during the remodeling. After State Farm later voluntarily dismissed its action, Hambrice brought this case. A jury...

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