A retailer's security guard holds a customer for several hours on suspicion that the customer is a
shoplifter, which is not the case. If the customer sues the retailer on a theory of vicarious liability for
false imprisonment, the customer will
A) win, since the security guard was acting within the scope of employment
B) lose, because principals are not liable for the intentional torts of their agents
C) win, since the security guard was an off-duty police officer
D) lose, because the retailer has posted a sign at the entrance, "All shoplifters will be
prosecuted to the full extent of the law"
A
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