Ransom v. Adams Dairy Co.

SATZ, Presiding Judge.

On the morning of December 31, 1978, Clarence Ransom (Ransom) entered an ice cream, confectionary store and was shot to death by the operator of the store, defendant Alfred Stewart (Stewart). Ransom’s widow and children sued Stewart and the owner of the ice cream franchise, defendant C.A.S. Enterprises, Inc. (C.A.S.), for the wrongful death of Ransom. 1

At the close of plaintiffs’ case, the trial court sustained defendant C.A.S.’s motion for a directed verdict. The jury later returned a verdict for defendant Stewart against plaintiffs. Judgment was entered accordingly. We…