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WALTERS v. J.C. PENNEY CO., INC.

No. 98,586.

82 P.3d 578 (2003)

2003 OK 100

Rodney James WALTERS, individually and as parent and next of kin to Rodney James Walters, Jr., a minor, and Special Joy Bell, a minor, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation, Chris Emler, an employee of J.C. Penney Company, Inc., and Steve Anderson, an employee of J.C. Penney Company, Inc., Defendants/Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

November 25, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vaughn Conway, Oklahoma City, OK, for Appellants.

Kenneth A. Brokaw, Day, Edwards, Federman, Propester & Christensen, P.C., Oklahoma City, OK, for Appellees.1

OPALA, V.C.J.

¶ 1 The sole issue tendered on certiorari is whether the nisi prius court erred when it gave summary judgment to the defendants on the false imprisonment claim. We answer in the affirmative. Although, like the Court of Civil Appeals [COCA], we reverse the trial court's disposition, today's resolution is effected by legal conclusions that differ from those reached by the appellate court's pronouncement. We hence vacate COCA's opinion, declare the...

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