Mitchell v. Dillard Department Stores, Inc.

LGQTHARD, Judge.

In this action for false imprisonment plaintiff, Laquanda Mitchell, appeals a decision of the trial court which granted summary judgment in favor of defendant, Dillard Department Store a/k/a Dillard’s Inc. (Dillard), and dismissed plaintiffs lawsuit with prejudice. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

Ms. Mitchell filed this action on April 7, 1999 alleging that, while shopping in defendant’s store in the Esplanade Mall in Kenner, she was arrested and falsely accused of shoplifting. She makes additional claims for damages due to intentional and negligent infliction of emotional…