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FIRST NAT'L BANK v. TODD

[No. 86B, September Term, 1977.]

283 Md. 251 (1978)

389 A.2d 371

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ST. MARY'S v. ALMA B. TODD

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided July 18, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Dale Klein, with whom were Edward S. Digges, Jr. and Piper & Marbury and William Aleck Loker, General Counsel, on the brief, for appellant.

Henry F. Leonnig for appellee.

The cause was argued before MURPHY, C.J., and SMITH, LEVINE, ELDRIDGE, ORTH, and COLE, JJ.

SMITH, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellee, Alma B. Todd (Mrs. Todd), sued appellant, The First National Bank of St. Mary's County (the Bank), and one of its employees for malicious prosecution. A Calvert County jury returned a verdict of $4,000 for compensatory damages against both defendants and $8,000 punitive damages against the Bank. Only the Bank appealed. We granted the writ of certiorari before the matter...

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