Legal Opinion
Robinson v. JC PENNEY CO., INC.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 9, 1971No. 46290PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Presiding Judge.
The plaintiff, Mrs. Robinson, was acquitted in the Criminal Court of DeKalb County of the misdemeanor offense of theft by taking based on an incident at a Treasure Island Department Store operated by the defendant corporation. She then sought to recover damages in tort from the defendant for alleged false imprisonment, false arrest, slander, malicious prosecution, and assault and battery, based on the events which led to her trial and acquittal.
At the trial of the alleged misdemeanor, counsel for Mrs. Robinson, acting in her behalf, employed Edward Noriega, a court…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Harrington v. HarringtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. HillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
- Hamlin v. LupoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
3Cited by4 opinions
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