Opinion
No. BK-324.
December 10, 1986.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County; Lawrence D. Fay, Judge.
Stephen A. Hould of Hould Westling, Jacksonville, for appellants.
Daniel C. Shaughnessy of Coker, Myers Schickel, P.A., Jacksonville, for appellees.
This cause is before us on appeal from a directed verdict entered pursuant to defendants' (Winn-Dixie and Wackenhut's) post-trial motion. The order vacates the punitive damages awarded by the jury in a suit for false imprisonment. We affirm.
We find the facts presented do not support an award of punitive damages, as the security guards employed by Wackenhut and Winn-Dixie did not act with wanton and outrageous disregard of appellant's (Ms. King's) rights. See Harris v. Lewis State Bank, 482 So.2d 1378 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986); White Construction Company v. DuPont, 455 So.2d 1026 (Fla. 1984); American Cyanamid Company v. Roy, 498 So.2d 859 (Fla. 1986). Accordingly, we affirm.
BOOTH, C.J., and WENTWORTH and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.