Seligman & Latz of Atlanta, Inc. v. Grant

Jordan, Presiding Judge.

This is an action for false imprisonment, based on the alleged wrongful detention of the plaintiff, Mrs. Margaret L. Grant, a customer of the defendant. The defendant, Seligman & Latz of Atlanta, Inc., operates a beauty salon in Rich’s department store in Atlanta, which the plaintiff visited to have her hair combed. She received a bill for $1.50 for the service, and discovered she only had $1.29 in her possession. In a deposition obtained by the defendant, the plaintiff testified that it was about 11:45 a.m. when she informed the cashier of her predicament. The cashier…