Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit May 23, 1997, 96-2985 (Milton Hambrice, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company)

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm) appeals from a judgment awarding Milton Hambrice, Inc. compensatory and punitive damages for a claim of malicious prosecution. Hambrice, a contractor on a restaurant remodeling project, was sued by State Farm in a subrogation action after a fire extensively damaged the restaurant during the remodeling.