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BOURQUE v. STOP & SHOP COMPANIES, INC.

No. 2001-259-A.

814 A.2d 320 (2003)

Lois BOURQUE v. STOP & SHOP COMPANIES, INC.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

January 16, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick A. Costello, Warwick, for plaintiff.

CharCretia V. DiBartolo, Shelia High King, Boston, MA, for defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., LEDERBERG, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Concluding that a supermarket had coerced an alleged shoplifter into signing a release by threatening to detain her until she did so, a Superior Court jury returned a civil verdict against the supermarket, finding it liable for damages. The defendant supermarket, Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. (Stop & Shop), appeals from the judgment for damages in favor of the plaintiff, Lois Bourque, in this action for false imprisonment, false...

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