Legal Opinion
Holcomb v. Walter's Dimmick Petroleum, Inc.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 13, 2006No. 76S04-0604-CV-138PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Justice.
A gas station clerk reported to police the make and license plate number of a vehicle she said had driven off without paying for gasoline. After charges against the owner of this vehicle were dismissed, the owner sued the clerk for false arrest, false imprisonment, defamation, and abuse of process. A qualified privilege available for communications to law enforcement officers protects the clerk in these circumstances.
Background
On December 3, 2002, Glynell Kuhn, an employee at the "Spee-D-Mart" gas station owned by Walter's Dimmick Petroleum, Inc. ("Dimmick"), reported to the…
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