Supreme Court of Texas

A judgment in favor of plaintiff in an action for malicious prosecution and intentional infliction of emotional distress brought after she was acquitted on misdemeanor theft charges arising from an alleged shoplifting incident is reversed where the evidence was legally insufficient to support liability under each claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/09/2004
• Decided 05/05/2006
• Published 05/05/2006

Judges

• Chief Justice JEFFERSON delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice HECHT, Justice O'NEILL, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice BRISTER, Justice GREEN, and Justice WILLETT joined.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donna C. Peavler, Uloth & Peavler, LLP, Dallas, Amber L. Slayton, Frisco, for Petitioners., P. Michael Jung, Strasburger & Price, L.L.P., Dallas, for Amicus Curiae Arkoma Basin Exploration Company.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas J. Stutz, Thomas J. Stutz, P.C., Thomas B. Cowart, Law Office of Windle Turley, P.C., Dallas, for Respondent.