Stewart v. J. C. Penney Co.

ELLIS, Judge.

This is a suit for damages for the alleged wrongful detention of Idella Stewart by employees, of a J. C. Penney Company store. Plaintiffs are Mrs. Stewart and her husband, Alex Stewart. Defendants are Penney and its insurer, the Travelers Insurance Company. After trial on the merits, judgment was rendered in favor of Idella Stewart against the defendants for $500.00, plus interest and costs. From this judgment, defendants have appealed.

On April 20, 1970, Mrs. Stewart, accompanied by a friend, Delia Lollis, went to the Penney store in Delmont Village in Baton Rouge. When she…