Ashland Dry Goods Co. v. Wages

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Dawson

Affirming in part, reversing in part.

This is an action for false arrest. On the afternoon of April 8, 1944, the appellee, Mrs. Nettie Wages, accompanied. by her daughter and two small grandchildren, entered the • department store belonging to the appellant, Ashland Dry Goods Company, for the purpose of ■buying á cap for one of the grandchildren. Mrs. Kemper, a clerk in the store who was known to Mrs. Wages, waited on them and sold Mrs. Wages a cap which, according to Mrs. Wages’ testimony, was placed on the baby’s head in the presence of Mrs. Kemper. Mrs.…