Question

Ed lives in Merchantville , a state that has a so-called merchant protection statute (or shopkeeper's privilege). One day Ed goes to the grocery store to shoplift some steaks for dinner. The owner of the grocery store catches Ed red-handed in the act of shoplifting. He and an employee gently restrain Ed in the back room, feeding him gourmet food and wine until the local sheriff finally shows up three days later. If Ed sues the grocer for the tort of false imprisonment, he will win if he can prove that

Answer 1

Answer:

the gourmet food that he was fed was poorly prepared

Explanation:

Shopkeeper's priviledge is the law that allows United States shop owners detain people that shoplifted from their shop.

They must have proof that the person did the crime and also are only able to hold him for a reasonable time.

In the given scenario the shop owner catches Ed red-handed in the act of shoplifting. He and an employee gently restrain Ed in the back room, feeding him gourmet food and wine until the local sheriff finally shows up three days later.

Ed can win a tort of false imprisonment if the gourmet food that he was fed was poorly prepared.

There must be proper care given while the suspect is being detained. Being fed poorly prepared food means he was detained under conditions that could be detrimental to his health