Question

An attorney came to work on a Saturday. When he signed in, he was advised by the morning security guard employed by the building management that he must be out of the building by 5 p.m., when it closes. However, he stayed past 5 p.m. to complete a brief that had to be filed on Monday morning. At 5:15 p.m., the afternoon security guard set the locks on all the doors of the building and left. Because she was in a hurry, she did not check the sign-in sheet to make sure that everyone had signed out, contrary to mandatory procedures. When the attorney tried to exit 15 minutes later, he discovered that the doors were all locked and could not be opened from the inside. He used his cell phone to call for help, and a supervisor from the building arrived and let him out shortly thereafter. If the attorney sues the building management for false imprisonment, is he likely to win

Answer 1

Answer:

The attorney will most likely lose if he sues for false imprisonment

Explanation:

False imprisonment is also called unlawful imprisonment. It is the act of confining a person to an area without legal authority, justification, or consent of the person that is restrained.

In the given scenario the attorney was informed that he office will be locked by 5 am. If he was staying longer he should have informed the security.

Also the security guard did not intentionally lock him in as she was not aware he was present.

For one to be guilty of false imprisonment these three conditions should be met:

- an act that confines a person to a particular area

- intention of confining the person

- causation

These conditions were not met in this case.