Michnik-Zilberman v. Gordon's Liquor, Inc.

On July 25, 1977, Thomas A. Thoele, a minor, operated an automobile after consuming alcoholic beverages purchased from the defendant, Gordon’s Liquor, Inc. (store), and struck David Zilberman. Zilberman sustained injuries and died as a result of the accident. The plaintiff, Ellena B. Michnik-Zilberman, brought this action in Superior Court against the store to recover compensation for her husband’s injuries and death. The jury found for the plaintiff. The Appeals Court affirmed, determining that there was evidence supporting the store’s liability under the theory that the “injuries inflicted…