Pate v. Alian

Opinion by

RONALD J. STUBBLEFIELD, Judge.

1 1 In these consolidated appeals, Plaintiff, Robert L. Pate, appeals from trial court orders granting summary judgment to two defendants-the franchisor corporation and the individual owner/manager of the restaurant-in a dram shop lability action seeking recovery for injuries caused by a patron who became intoxicated at a franchised Pizza Inn restaurant. At the time of this appeal, Plain tiffs claims in the district court were still pending against the defendant franchise restaurant. The trial court certified the orders granting summary judgment as…