An employee of Walmart worked at the store on the night restocking crew. For security reasons, the manager of the store implemented a policy of locking all doors leading into and out of the store at the close of the business day. Only management personnel had keys to the store and no one in management worked on the night crew. Consequently, employees on the night crew were locked in the store without a key to exit the building until it opened the following day.

While working one night, the employee suffered a stroke and collapsed, unconscious. When the emergency medical personnel arrived, approximately six minutes later, they were unable to enter the store because no one on the night crew had a key to the door. By the time the emergency crew was able to assist the employee, they were unable to revive her. The deceased employee was taken to the hospital where she was declared brain dead, and after 15 hours, the life support systems to which she was connected were discontinued. Subsequently, the executor of her estate and guardian for her child filed suit against Wal-Mart for unlawful false imprisonment. The trial court granted Wal-Mart’s motion for summary judgment, and the executor/guardian appealed. How should the appellate court decide the case and why? [Bryant v Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 417 S.E.2d 688 (Ga. App. 1992)]