Facts

Defendant Rosa Cruz filed a complaint to evict plaintiffs Churk-Ying Ko and Ling-Ling Li, the owners of a market. A jury rendered a verdict in favor of Ko and Li. Plaintiffs filed a malicious prosecution complaint.

PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
The plaintiffs alleged that defendant had no probable cause upon which to file her eviction action.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
The defendant maintained that her prior action had been filed in good faith.

Settlement Discussions

The plaintiffs demanded $200,000. The defendant offered $100,000.

Damages

The plaintiffs sought to recover their attorney fees and costs incurred in the prior action and over $1 million for their emotional distress.

Injuries

Plaintiffs alleged emotional distress.

Result

The court entered a judgment of nonsuit, and awarded defendant $119,520 on defendant's post-trial motion for attorney fees.