GIBSON v. J.C. PENNEY CO., INC.

Docket No. 23107.

165 Cal.App.2d 640 (1958)

331 P.2d 1057

MARY GIBSON, Respondent, v. J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC. (a Corporation) et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

December 1, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schell, Delamer & Loring for Appellants.

C.A. Falconer for Respondent.


FOX, P.J.

This is an action for damages for false imprisonment. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $5,000. The defendants have appealed from the judgment and the order denying their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

On December 19, 1955, plaintiff, 22 years of age and married, and her sister Thelma, went to the J.C. Penney store in Inglewood during the course of their Christmas...

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