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MAPES v. NATIONAL FOOD STORES OF LOUISIANA, INC.

No. 10543.

329 So.2d 831 (1976)

Jenny Lynn Smith MAPES v. NATIONAL FOOD STORES OF LOUISIANA, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 12, 1976.

Writ Refused May 28, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric L. Pittman and Thomas H. Matheny, Hammond, for appellant.

Sidney L. Shushan, New Orleans, for appellees.

Before SARTAIN, EDWARDS and BENNETT, JJ.

EDWARDS, Judge.

This is a suit for damages resulting from an alleged illegal detention for suspected shoplifting. Appellant Jenny Lynn Smith Mapes appeals the decision of the trial court which dismissed her suit against National Food Stores of Louisiana, Inc. and its agents and employees James Blair and Thompson Foret.

There are two primary issues presented in this appeal: (1) whether or not there was reasonable cause to detain Mrs. Mapes for questioning and...

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