Legal Opinion
Gibson v. JC Penney Co., Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 1, 1958No. Civ. 23107PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFox, P. J.
This is an action for damages for false imprisonment. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $5,000. The defendants have appealed from the judgment and the order denying their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
On December 19,1955, plaintiff, 22 years of age and married, and her sister Thelma, went to the J. C. Penney .store in Inglewood during the course of their Christmas shopping tour. Plaintiff desired to purchase a pair of pedal pushers as a gift for Thelma. They found such merchandise displayed in a haphazard fashion on a table on the mezzanine floor. There…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. KilvingtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
- Collyer v. S. H. Kress & Co.California Supreme Court · 1936
- Aitken v. WhiteCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
- Gomez v. ScanlanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
- Miller v. LeeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Pool v. City of OaklandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1986
- Schmidlin v. City of Palo AltoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
- Lukas v. J. C. Penney Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1963
- Gill v. EpsteinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- King v. AndersenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
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