Church's Fried Chicken, Inc. v. Lewis

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal by the defendant, Church’s Fried Chicken, Inc. (Church’s), from an adverse jury verdict. Sammie T. Lewis, plaintiff, brought this action against Church’s alleging that he entered Church’s at approximately 1:30 a.m. on the morning of February 6, 1977 to make a purchase. There was a long line and he and his girlfriend were on the end. They were asked several times by a waitress to go outside to the ordering window where they would be served. They declined at first because "it was cold outside,” but when the waitress persisted they went to the outside…