FISCHER v. FAMOUS-BARR CO.

No. 42432.

618 S.W.2d 446 (1981)

Dora FISCHER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FAMOUS-BARR COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Two.

June 2, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard McConnell, Jr., St. Louis, for plaintiff-appellant.

Larry Valentine, St. Louis, for defendant-respondent.


PUDLOWSKI, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff alleged false imprisonment. The jury returned a verdict of $20,000 for actual damages. Defendant's motion for new trial was granted. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

The evidence shows that on May 28, 1977, plaintiff, a seventy-four year old woman, purchased two pantsuits from a department on the fourth floor of defendant's downtown St. Louis store. However, the sales person who attended plaintiff neglected to remove a "security...

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