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SMITH v. K-MART CORP.

No. 97-CA-1728.

712 So.2d 1042 (1998)

Betty SMITH, et al. v. K-MART CORPORATION.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 20, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Al Sarrat, Darleen M. Jacobs, Law Offices of Darleen M. Jacobs, A Professional Law Corporation, New Orleans, for Plaintiffs/Appellees Betty Smith, Individually and as Tutrix of her minor son, Courtney Smith.

Jack E. Truitt, Law Office of Jack E. Truitt, Metairie, for Defendant/Appellant K-Mart Corporation.

Before PLOTKIN, LANDRIEU and MURRAY, JJ.

MURRAY, Judge.

K-Mart Corporation appeals an award of $2,848.00 to Betty Smith and her son, Courtney Smith, for K-Mart's wrongful detention and search of Courtney on November 11, 1994. Ms. Smith has answered the appeal, seeking an increase in the general damages awarded. We affirm for the reasons which follow.

Testimony and evidence at trial established that Ms. Smith and her sister dropped off their sons, Courtney, age 14, and Derek, age 17, at K-Mart at...

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