Soares v. Ann & Hope of Rhode Island, Inc.

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This matter came before the Supreme Court on the appeal of the defendant, Ann & Hope of Rhode Island, Inc. (Ann & Hope), from a Superior Court judgment on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Patricia Soares (Soares). Soares cross-appeals a myriad of rulings made before and during trial.

This civil action for damages arose out of an alleged shoplifting incident at Ann & Hope’s store in Seekonk, Massachusetts. At trial the parties presented significantly divergent versions of the event and its aftermath. It is therefore necessary to review the record in depth.

Soares…