FOOD LION, INC. v. CLIFFORD

No. 93-813.

629 So.2d 201 (1993)

FOOD LION, INC. and Richard Walker, Appellants, v. Joseph P. CLIFFORD and Kristie Clifford, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied December 28, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol M. Bishop and Dennis R. Schutt of Coker, Myers, Schickel, Cooper & Sorenson, P.A., Jacksonville, for appellants.

William L. Townsend, Jr. and Robert L. McLeod, II of Walton, Townsend & McLeod, Palatka, for appellees.


COBB, Judge.

The issue on this appeal is whether the plaintiffs below (hereinafter Clifford) established a prima facie case based upon intentional infliction of mental distress, sometimes called the tort of outrage. We find that they did not.

Joseph Clifford, a deli employee of Food Lion, was observed consuming food products from the deli by the assistant store manager. A few days later, Food Lion's loss prevention agent, Richard Walker, arrived at the store...

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