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Torts Keyed to Prosser
Hardy v. LaBelle’s Distributing Co
Facts
Plaintiff had been recently hired as a temporary employee in Defendant’s jewelry department. Another of Defendant’s employees told store management that she had seen Plaintiff steal a watch from the store. Under the guise of giving her a tour of the store, the store manager lured Plaintiff into his office and closed the door behind him. The manager, at least one uniformed police officer, and others questioned Plaintiff for 20 to 45 minutes, during which time Plaintiff did not ask or attempt to leave and was not told she could not leave. The manager was eventually satisfied that Plaintiff had not committed the theft. Plaintiff later brought suit for false imprisonment, and admitted that she would have entered the manager’s office even had she not been lured there. The jury found for Defendant.
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