Section 3.33 Nature of Cause of Action and Elements of Prima Facie Case

• Library: Tort Law 2016

False imprisonment, also called false arrest, occurs when one individual confines another without legal justification. Highfill v. Hale, 186 S.W.3d 277, 280 (Mo. banc 2006). A person can be liable for false imprisonment if the person encourages, causes, promotes, or instigates the arrest. Day v. Wells Fargo Guard Serv. Co., 711 S.W.2d 503, 504 (Mo. banc 1986). A false imprisonment is an injury to a person’s personal rights as distinguished from an injury to the person’s person. Gray v. Wallace, 319 S.W.2d...