Killilea v. Sears, Roebuck Co.

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the trial court granting summary judgment to defendants Sears, Roebuck & Co., and Roderick Wheeler, a security employee of Sears.

In her complaint, plaintiff alleged that she and her husband, after shopping at Sears one December evening, selected for purchase items costing $175.57; that the cashier advised them she was required to obtain approval before she could accept their personal check in payment; that defendant Wheeler responded to her call and “immediately became rude with plaintiff”; that he called the store’s credit department and told plaintiff and…