DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC. v. STUCKEY

No. 74-114.

511 S.W.2d 154 (1974)

DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC., d/b/a Gus Blass Company and Pfeifer's of Arkansas, Appellant, v. Margaret STUCKEY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 8, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Griffin Smith, Little Rock, for appellant.

Alonzo D. Camp, Little Rock, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is a tort action arising from an unlawful arrest. On December 22, 1972, the appellee, a school teacher, was shopping in the appellant's department store at Little Rock. She was arrested and accused of shoplifting by Detective Spahr, an off-duty city policeman in uniform who was employed by the appellant to deter shoplifting and otherwise act as a security guard within the store. Officer Spahr testified that he saw Mrs. Struckey take...

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