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WOLF v. NORDSTROM, INC.

CA 17116; SC 27808.

637 P.2d 1280 (1981)

291 Or. 828

Howard B. WOLF, by His Guardian Ad Litem Marvin Wolf, Petitioner, v. NORDSTROM, INC., a Washington Corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided October 27, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond J. Conboy, Portland, argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Pozzi, Wilson, Atchinson, Kahn & O'Leary, Portland.

Katherine H. O'Neil argued the cause and filed briefs for respondent. With her on the briefs were Schwabe, Williamson, Wyatt, Moore & Roberts and Mark H. Wagner, Portland.

Before DENECKE, C.J., and LENT, LINDE, PETERSON and CAMPBELL, JJ.

CAMPBELL, Justice.

Plaintiff, a young boy, brought this action through his guardian ad litem for false imprisonment and battery in connection with his detention by defendant's employee as a shoplifting suspect. The trial court granted a directed verdict against defendant on the defense of probable cause to detain and set aside the jury's award of punitive damages on the false imprisonment claim.1 Plaintiff appealed the court's action in...

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