Lawyering Skills I
Client Interview Cases
| Name | Court | Year | Summary | Time Detained | How Restrained | Holding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. T. Grant Co. v. Owens | Supreme Court | 1928 | Woman detained for stealing 50¢ | 1¼ hours | Threatened to call the police Sat in chair between her & door |
Was false imprisonment |
| S. H. Kress & Co. v. Musgrove | Supreme Court | 1929 | Employees pushed out back door instead of walking out front door because was bothering woman | 5 minutes | Taken by arm | Was false imprisonment |
| Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Wickline | Supreme Court | 1948 | Man arrested by police for stealing 75¢ tool | A few minutes in the presence of police | Told to with cop nearby | Reversed verdict. (Probably not?) |
| Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Freeman | Court of Appeals | 1952 | 63-year-old woman tried to return zippers, was accused of shoplifting, pushed into window(?), pushed into room(?), and told to wait in a chair. | 5–10 minutes to call police | Pushed(?); told to wait | Reversed verdict. (Probably not?) |
| Zayre of Virginia, Inc. v. Gowdy | Supreme Court | 1966 | Two girls told to go back into store to check if stolen swimsuit by security guard in a police officer uniform | A few minutes | Afraid because of his police officer uniform | Was false imprisonment |
| F. B. C. Stores, Inc. v. Duncan | Supreme Court | 1973 | Accused of stealing casette tape because acting suspicious by messing with jacket and pants | ~15–20 minutes | Small man with badge and hand on arm | Was not false imprisonment |
| Samuel v. Rose's Stores | District Court | 1995 | Handcuffed wearing purchased shoes for stealing them and taken back into store | ~1 hour | Handcuffed and taken to back room | Not enough for 12(b)(6) dismissal |