Gust v. Montgomery Ward & Co.

This is an action to recover damages in the amount of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) for an alleged false arrest and imprisonment, occurring on the 23rd day of December, 1933, in the alcove or doorway of defendant’s store in Joplin. Trial was had by jury, verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars ($2500), motion for new trial overruled, and defendant appeals to this court.

The petition alleges that the defendant, Montgomery Ward & Co., conducted a retail merchandise store at the northwest corner of Fifth and Joplin Streets, in Joplin, and that Irene Hoffman…