Boyd v. Fuel Distributors, Inc.

ABOUSSIE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment. We will affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The summary judgment record reveals that on February 23, 1988, eighteen-year-old Robert Kruse, along with eighteen-year-old Neal Boyd, drove to a “Pay-less” convenience store owned and operated by appellee. Kruse and Boyd entered the store, and Kruse purchased a twelve-pack of beer. The store clerk, Yvonne Peeler, did not ask Kruse for proof of his age. Kruse and Boyd returned to Boyd’s apartment where they spent the next hour drinking the beer and playing board games. Kruse drank six…