Kirksey v. Overton Pub, Inc.

SUMMERS, Judge (Retired).

This appeal and review is the direct result of an incident which occurred on February 17, 1985, in the City of Memphis at the East End Grill. The happening culminated in the death of Robert E. Kirksey, Jr. The plaintiffs, parents of the deceased, filed this lawsuit for the wrongful death of their 27-year-old son alleging common law negligence and other statutory violations. The defendants, Overton Pubs, Inc., d/b/a East End Grill, Dennis Flanagan, James Mark Hooper and Denny W. Hanna, were originally granted a motion for summary judgment, but that judgment was…