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HAINZ v. SHOPKO STORES, INC.

No. 83-2129.

121 Wis.2d 168 (1984)

359 N.W.2d 397

Howard A. HAINZ and Paul E. Fremlin, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. SHOPKO STORES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided October 3, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Russell M. Ware and Robert T. Ward, of Schoone, McManus, Hankel, Ware & Fortune, S.C., of Racine.

For the plaintiffs-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of John F. Kerscher, of Constantine, Christensen, Krohn & Kerscher, S.C., of Racine.

Before Scott, C.J., Brown, P.J., and Robert W. Hansen, Reserve Judge.

BROWN, P.J.

This case interprets sec. 943.50(3), Stats., the statute immunizing merchants from such claims as false imprisonment for shoplifting detentions.1 Merchants are protected from liability as long as they have probable cause to detain and as long as they detain only for a reasonable manner and a reasonable time. The issue here is whether "reasonable manner" means that a merchant has...

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