Turner v. Hudson Salvage, Inc.

BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal challenges the granting of a summary judgment for the appellee store whose employee stopped and detained the appellant customer after another employee had previously questioned the appellant about a shoplifting accusation and found it to be false. We conclude that the second stop and detention by the appellee’s employee was not immune from liability under Miss.Code Ann. § 97-23-95 (1994). Thus, we reverse and remand this cause of action.

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¶2. On August 04, 1994, the appellant Martha Turner (Turner) entered the appellee store Hudson Salvage, Inc.…