Clark v. I. H. Rubenstein, Inc.

LOTTINGER, Judge.

This is a suit by Mrs. Frank Clark, as petitioner, against I. H. Rubenstein, Inc., as defendant, for damages for humiliation and embarrassment when she was detained under the provisions of Article 215 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure.

The Lower Court rendered judgment in favor of defendant and dismissed petitioner’s action and the petitioner has appealed.

The record shows that prior to August 4, 1973 the defendant was suffering substantial financial losses from shoplifting and pilferage from its store located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. These losses prompted defendant…