Sheppard v. Frank & Seder, Inc.

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Frazeb,

Plaintiff sued to recover damages for unlawful arrest and detention by employees of defendant corporation on a false accusation. When the case came to trial, the trial judge gave binding instructions in favor of defendant; but following the verdict the court in banc allowed plaintiff’s motion for a new trial, from which defendant appeals.

Plaintiff’s testimony was as follows: The arrest occurred in defendant’s department store in Pittsburgh, where, two days before the occurrence, she purchased a coat on the charge account in her husband’s name, which they had…