GUIDRY v. INCORPORATED

No. 5481.

332 So.2d 515 (1976)

Thomas GUIDRY, on behalf of Nancy Guidry, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. IGF, INCORPORATED, d/b/a Maison De Hallmark, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 26, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davidson, Meaux, Onebane & Donohoe by John C. Folkenroth, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

David F. Hutchins, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER and WATSON, JJ., and PETERS, Judge ad hoc.


PETERS, Judge ad hoc.

This is a suit for damages for false arrest, mental anguish, embarrassment, humiliation, and injury to reputation allegedly resulting from a shoplifting investigation in defendant's shop. The lower court awarded damages of $500.00 and defendant appealed, contending defendant's actions were privileged because defendant's employees had reasonable cause to believe Nancy Guidry had shoplifted a ring and...

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