Schaeper ex rel. Schaeper v. J. M. Fields, Inc.

Appellants appeal a jury verdict in favor of appellee on false arrest, malicious prosecution, and compensatory damage counts. The action arose out of an episode at a J. M. Fields store at which appellant Klaus Schaeper, a 14-year-old Mongoloid child with the mental age of a four-year-old and the appearance of a 10-year-old, was seen by the store security guard taking a toy comb out of its package and putting it into his pocket. After making this observation, the security guard approached the boy, asked him where his parents were, and then, not receiving an answer, took the boy’s hand and…