Legal Opinion
Keefe v. Gimbel's
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided April 16, 1984PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lorraine S. Miller, J.
The New York State Legislature in 1960 enacted sections 217 and 218 of the General Business Law, clearly “special-interest” protective legislation for retail mercantile establishments where “goods, wares or merchandise are offered to the public for sale” (L 1960, ch 1005, eff June 1,1960). It provided that in any action for false arrest, false imprisonment, unlawful detention, defamation of character, assault, trespass or invasion of civil rights, an authorized agent of the store may detain a person to question the ownership of merchandise as long as…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Garrity v. Lyle Stuart, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Rupert v. SellersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Juiditta v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Reynolds v. PeglerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1954
- Randall-Smith, Inc. v. 43rd Street Estates Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1966
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- Moore v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Rabena v. City of New YorkCivil Court of the City of New York · 1990