Morales v. Lee’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 111th Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Relies on Garza v. Alviar · Skillern & Sons, Inc. v. Stewart · JC Penney Company v. Duran · Moore's, Inc. v. Garcia · Szmalec v. Madro
Most-quoted passages
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“We agree that there is no evidence supporting a finding of false imprisonment. [[Image here]] Considering only the evidence favorable to the verdict, it seems clear that no false imprisonment occurred on April 19, 1978. Threats of future action, such as to call the police and have the plaintiff arrested, are not ordinarily sufficient in themselves to effect an unlawful imprisonment. W. PROSSER TORTS § 11.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.