United States Eighth Circuit
Fisher v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 09-2696
In an action against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and two Missouri police officers following an incident involving counterfeit money orders at a Raymore Wal-Mart store, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) given these undisputed facts, probable cause supported plaintiff's warrantless arrest; 2) attorney's fees were proper because plaintiff's continued prosecution of her false arrest claim against the officers in the face of the evidence upon discovery was unquestionably groundless and unreasonable; and 3) the record reflected no evidence of racial animus or hostility toward plaintiff.
Appellate Information
- Decided 09/01/2010
- Published 09/01/2010
Judges
- Lavenski B. Smith
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit