Amason v. Kroger Co.

Sognier, Chief Judge.

John Bradford Amason brought suit against the Kroger Company and its employees Mike Nichols and Gregory Gilpin, asserting claims for false arrest, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, and simple battery. The defendants were granted partial summary judgment on the false arrest and false imprisonment claims, and Amason appeals from the judgment as to the false imprisonment count.

At approximately 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, 1988, appellant and an acquaintance, David Parrot, and their wives entered a Savannah grocery store of appellee Kroger. Appellee Nichols, an…