Hodges v. Meijer, Inc., Unpublished Decision (8-10-1998)

OPINION

Plaintiff-appellant, Alladean Hodges, appeals the Butler County Court of Common Pleas decision granting defendant-appellee, Meijer, Inc.'s, motion for summary judgment on her false imprisonment and defamation claims.

Appellant's deposition reveals that on May 20, 1996, appellant entered the Hamilton Meijer store. She intended to do some grocery shopping and hoped to replace two Hoover vacuum sweeper belts. She brought her used belts in an Elder-Beerman bag with her for this purpose. Appellant showed the belts to a Meijer employee in the vacuum cleaner department. He advised her that…