A shopper was buying groceries and attempted to pay with a p…
A shopper was buying groceries and attempted to pay with a personal check. The grocery clerk thought she recognized the shopper’s name from a store memo listing known habitual bad check writers in the area. The clerk immediately called for the store’s security guard over the store’s loudspeaker. The guard quickly approached the shopper and requested that she step into his office. The shopper protested her innocence but accompanied the guard. He told her not to leave, or he would call the police. She was then kept waiting in the guard’s office for an hour until the guard finally returned with a copy of the memo showing that the shopper’s name was not on the list. The shopper was terribly embarrassed by the entire incident because several of her neighbors had seen the guard take her away. If the shopper sues the grocery store for damages for her humiliation, will she prevail?