Legal Opinion
Sevcech v. Ingles Markets, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 17, 1996No. A96A0623PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
Duane and Kathy Sevcech sued Ingles Markets, Inc. and three Ingles’ employees (collectively “Ingles”) for damages allegedly resulting from Ingles wrongfully accusing Mr. Sevcech of shoplifting. The Sevcechs’ complaint contains 11 counts asserting various causes of action and alleging that while they were shopping at Ingles’ market, three employees loudly accused Mr. Sevcech of shoplifting, forced him to submit to a body search, knocked him to the ground, and had him arrested. The trial court granted Ingles’ motion for partial summary judgment on the Sevcechs’ claims under…
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