A group of workers applied for work at a company looking to hire workers. They were locked in an enclosure and the police were called to report that they were trespassing. The workers could not sue for false imprisonment because the property owner was defending company property.

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The workers may have grounds to sue for false imprisonment if they can prove that they were restrained against their will without legal justification. The fact that the property owner was defending company property does not necessarily absolve them of liability.

A Group of Workers Applied for Work at a Company