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WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. RESENDEZ

No. 97-0558.

962 S.W.2d 539 (1998)

WAL-MART STORES, INC., Petitioner, v. Lucia Ochoa RESENDEZ, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled April 14, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Preston Wrotenbery, Kevin D. Jewell, Houston, for Petitioner.

Laurence W. Watts, Mark G. Lazarz, Houston, for Respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This case involves the proper scope of authority of law in a false imprisonment case. The court of appeals affirmed the trial court's judgment against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ("Wal-Mart") on a jury finding of false imprisonment. ___ S.W.2d ___. We hold that, on the facts in this case, Wal-Mart established as a matter of law that it detained Lucia Resendez for a reasonable period of time, in a reasonable manner, and upon a reasonable belief...

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