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NEISNER BROTHERS, INC. v. RAMOS

No. 7914.

326 A.2d 239 (1974)

NEISNER BROTHERS, INC., a corporation, Appellant, v. Leslie K. RAMOS, a minor, by her grandmother and next friend, Lucille J. Dennis, and Lucille J. Dennis, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 16, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin Evans, with whom Dorsey Evans, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Samuel J. Ochipinti, Suitland, Md., for appellees.

Before KELLY, FICKLING and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.

FICKLING, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from a jury trial verdict and award of damages in favor of appellees, who had brought suit to be compensated for mental distress suffered as a result of having been detained in appellant's department store under suspicion of "shoplifting". Appellant presents two issues on appeal: (1) Whether there was probable cause for arrest of the appellees as a matter of law; and (2) whether the appellees were required to prove special...

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