BLUME v. FRED MEYER, INC.

9509-06204; CA A95765.

963 P.2d 700 (1998)

155 Or. App. 102

Yolanda BLUME, Respondent, v. FRED MEYER, INC., a Delaware corporation, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided July 15, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Adams, Portland, argued the cause for Appellant. With him on the opening brief was Stoel Rives LLP; with him on the reply brief were Keith M. Garza, Salem, and Stoel Rives LLP.

Mark C. McDougal, Jackson, MS, and Gregory Kafoury aruged the cause for respondent. On the brief was Gregory Kafoury.

Before De MUNIZ, P.J., and HASELTON and LINDER, JJ.


De MUNIZ, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff brought this action for false arrest and malicious prosecution, alleging that she was unlawfully arrested pursuant to defendant Fred Meyer's policy of randomly checking for receipts. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff awarding her compensatory damages of $25,000 and punitive damages of $450,000. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

Plaintiff's claim arose from an encounter at about 6:30 p.m. on May 22, 1995, at...

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