Gibson's Products, Inc. v. Edwards

Webb, Judge.

Willie Mae Edwards sued Gibson’s Products, Inc., d/b/a Gibson’s Discount Center, for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Upon the trial the evidence presented by Mrs. Edwards and that of Gibson’s agents was in total conflict as to almost every detail.

Mrs. Edwards, a medications nurse at a local hospital, testified that on December 21,1976, she entered Gibson’s Discount Center with her two young children to do some Christmas shopping. She selected several items, including a small zippered case, a coffee mug, a small chain necklace and one or two bottles of liquid cleaner.…