Bourque v. Stop & Shop Companies, Inc.

OPINION

Concluding that a supermarket had coerced an alleged shoplifter into signing a release by threatening to detain her until she did so, a Superior Court jury returned a civil verdict against the supermarket, finding it liable for damages. The defendant supermarket, Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. (Stop & Shop), appeals from the judgment for damages in favor of the plaintiff, Lois Bourque, in this action for false imprisonment, false arrest, and extortion. A single justice of this Court ordered the parties to show cause why we should not decide this appeal summarily. Because they have not…