ROUGEAU V. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. 274 So.2d 454 (La. App . 1973) CASE BRIEF

ROUGEAU V. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
274 So.2d 454 (La. App. 1973)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was an action for false imprisonment.
FACTS: P was employed as a guard fireman at D's plant in Lake Charles. Two lawnmowers were stolen from D during P's workshift. D retained investigators to deal with the problem. They went to P's home to search for the missing property. P was with them. P refused to allow the search on advice of counsel. The party returned to the plant and P was asked to wait in the guardhouse. Two guards were instructed to keep P in the guardhouse. P was allowed to leave when he fell ill. The time that P spent in the guard house was 30 minutes. The trial judge denied recovery and P appealed.

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