WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. YARBROUGH

No. 84-98.

681 S.W.2d 359 (1984)

284 Ark. 345

WAL-MART STORES, INC., Appellant, v. Katherine YARBROUGH, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied February 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.L. Hendren, Bentonville, for appellant.

Taylor, Vandergriff & Morris by William T. Morris, Fort Smith, for appellee.


KATHLEEN BELL, Special Chief Justice.

On March 19, 1980, at the behest of Mr. Archie Caudle, Assistant Manager of the Wal-Mart Store, the Appellee was arrested for shoplifting. The Appellee was tried in the Municipal Court of Fort Smith and was acquitted for the charge. She then initiated an action for false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

At the conclusion of the Appellee's case, the Appellant...

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