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Little old lady Jones is shopping at ValueMart. As she is elderly and forgetful, she keeps reaching into her pocket to pull out a list of things she needs to buy. Smithers, the store guard, notices this behavior and eyes her suspiciously. Little old Lady Jones realizes that she forgot her checkbook at home, and goes to leave the store. Smithers, thinking she has stolen goods, detains her while she is attempting to leave, asserting that she has to stay here or he will call the cops. Little old Lady Jones is visibly shaken and upset. Smithers detains her for hours, until finally determining that she did nothing illegal.
Does Little Old Lady Jones have a claim of false imprisonment against Smithers?
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Is physical confinement necessary to a claim of false imprisonment? Does Smithers have any possible defenses?
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