Legal Opinion
Jones v. Target Corp.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 19, 2004No. 1:04CV366PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
In this diversity suit plaintiff, Kasie D. Jones, a Pennsylvania resident, brings claims for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution against Target Corporation (“Target”), a Minnesota corporation, for her detention and arrest after she attempted to leave a Target store with a television and VCR for which she had no receipt, but which she claimed was an even exchange for earlier returned merchandise. Target seeks summary judgment on the ground that it is immune from liability pursuant to Virginia Code § 8.01-226.9 because at the time of detention…
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