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UNITED STATES SHOE CORP. v. JONES

57059, 57060.

149 Ga. App. 595 (1979)

255 S.E.2d 73

UNITED STATES SHOE CORPORATION v. JONES et al. U. S. A., INC. v. JONES et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided April 13, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Corish & Smith, Malberry Smith, Jr., for appellant (Case No. 57059).

Bouhan, Williams & Levy, Frank W. Seiler, Joseph P. Brennan, Karsman, Brooks & Doremus, Stanley Karsman, for appellees (Case No. 57059).

Stanley Karsman, for appellant (Case No. 57060).

Malberry Smith, Jr., Frank W. Seiler, for appellees (Case No. 57060).

BANKE, Presiding Judge.

This is a false-imprisonment action filed on behalf of a minor child to recover damages for wounded feelings resulting from the child's detention for shoplifting. The defendants are a clothing store (United States Shoe Corporation d/b/a Casual Corner) and a private security agency (U. S. A., Inc., d/b/a United Security Agency) which was retained by the store to detect and apprehend shoplifters.

A United Security guard detained the plaintiff...

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