Mapes v. National Food Stores of Louisiana, Inc.

EDWARDS, Judge.

This is a suit for damages resulting from an alleged illegal detention for suspected shoplifting. Appellant Jenny Lynn Smith Mapes appeals the decision of the trial court which dismissed her suit against National Food Stores of Louisiana, Inc. and its agents and employees James Blair and Thompson Foret.

There are two primary issues presented in this appeal: (1) whether or not there was reasonable cause to detain Mrs. Mapes for questioning and (2) whether the inquiry was conducted in a reasonable and sufficient manner.

On September 12, 1972 Jenny Lynn Smith Mapes was shopping in…