Smith v. Lewis

CLARK, Judge.

This ease presents the issue of whether a petition filed by appellant Katie Lee Smith for false imprisonment states a cause of action sufficient to withstand a motion to dismiss. The trial court held it did not and ordered the cause dismissed as to all defendants. We reverse and remand the case for further proceedings.

Certain facts were conceded to be undisputed and other facts are assumed to be true for purposes of this opinion under principles applicable to review of a ruling by the trial court on a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Concerned Parents v.…