Lewis v. Wolf

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

This is another one of those cases where an innocent life has been snuffed out by a drunk driver. The facts considered in the light most favorable to appellants are as follows. On April 14, 1976, Niles Barnes was a customer in Tojo’s Bar. He was served alcoholic beverages despite the fact that he was visibly intoxicated. He left Tojo’s in his automobile, stopped briefly at another bar and then collided head-on, at a speed in excess of 80 miles per hour, into the Lewis automobile, killing Hazel Lewis and injuring her parents. The trial court granted the bar owner’s motion…