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SHAW v. MAY DEPARTMENT STORES CO.

No. 4978.

268 A.2d 607 (1970)

Mary Lou SHAW, Appellant, v. The MAY DEPARTMENT STORES CO., a corporation, trading as The Hecht Co., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 14, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard B. Silberberg, Washington, D. C., with whom Nathan L. Silberberg, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

John Jude O'Donnell, Washington, D. C., for appellee. J. Roy Thompson, Jr., Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and GALLAGHER and NEBEKER, Associate Judges.

GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from summary judgment for appellee-defendant on claims for false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and assault. In the light most favorable to appellant (plaintiff), the following pertinent facts appear without material contradiction.

Appellant had attended a sewing class at Hecht's Marlow Heights store with a companion. After class they separated to do some shopping. Appellant made a purchase in...

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