Legal Opinion
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Mitchell Ex Rel. Blackburn
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided May 27, 1994No. 92-CA-003077-MRPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUDDLESTON, Judge.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Rick Jackson, an employee in its Prestonburg store, seek review of a Floyd Circuit Court judgment, based upon a jury verdict, which awarded Kevin Blackburn $30,000.00 in compensatory damages for false imprisonment. We find no error and affirm.
On August 6, 1990, Blackburn, then fourteen years of age, entered the Wal-Mart Store in Prestonburg to purchase a set of three arrows for his archery ensemble. After paying for the arrows and exiting the store, Blackburn was approached in the parking lot by assistant managers Rick Jackson and A1 Landers.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
- Ross v. KohlerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. BillupsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
- SuperX Drugs of Kentucky, Inc. v. RiceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1977
- Wright v. Curry, Tunis & NorwoodCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
3Cited by11 opinions
- James W. Smith v. Comair, Incorporated Delta Airlines, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- Belcher v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2002
- Terry v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Pennington v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2000
- Pennington v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
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