Thomas v. Food Lion, LLC

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Corine Thomas, as mother and administrator of the estate of Henry Tanksley, sued Food Lion and its assistant manager, Chad Reid, for a fatal shooting that occurred miles away from the grocery store. The trial court granted summary judgment to Food Lion and Reid. Thomas now appeals, alleging the trial court erred in failing to find that Food Lion and Reid had an affirmative duty to notify Tanksley that someone might cause him harm, and that the trial court erred in failing to find that the unauthorized disclosure of Tanksley’s image was a violation of his right to…