SMITHFIELD PACKING CO., INC. v. EVELY

No. 806, September Term, 2005.

905 A.2d 845 (2006)

169 Md. App. 578

SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY, INC. v. Ransom EVELY et al.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Reconsideration Denied September 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Duncan Getchell, Jr. (Amy M. Pocklington, Erin M. Sine, McGuire Woods LLP, on brief), Richmond, VA, Robert R. Niccolini, on brief, Baltimore, Steven B. Schwartzman, Hodes, Ulman, Pessin & Katz, PA, on brief, Towson, for appellant.

Daniel S. Kozma, Keith Watters, on brief, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Panel DAVIS, ADKINS and KRAUSER, JJ.


DAVIS, J.

Appellant/Cross-Appellee, Smithfield Packing Company, Inc., appeals from a verdict rendered by a jury in the Circuit Court for Prince George's County, on its claim of malicious prosecution, in favor of appellee/cross-appellant, Kenneth Moore. The jury awarded Moore $560,523 in compensatory damages and $1,000,000 in punitive damages. The compensatory damage award included $52,947 in lost wages and $2,971 in interest on lost wages. The balance of the award...

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