Weissman v. K-Mart Corp.

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• observing that “first hand knowledge” is not necessary to meet section 812.015’s probable cause requirement
• reversing summary judgment because a jury should have decided whether a defendant should have made inquiries to a cashier before pressing shoplifting charges
• affirming summary judgment for K-Mart under sections 812.015(3) and (5) in a suit for false arrest for shoplifting, because the officer had probable cause to arrest the plaintiff under section 812.015(4) based on information provided by K-Mart’s security officer
• \False arrest and false imprisonment are different labels for the same cause of action.\
• “False arrest and false imprisonment are different labels for the same cause of action,”
• plaintiff invited to store’s security office where he was held for at least 15 to 20 minutes, but less than 30 minutes, and charged by police with shoplifting

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).