Legal Opinion
Coons v. Berry
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 22, 2009No. WD 70080PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSEPH M. ELLIS, Judge.
Tafi Coons appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of her wrongful death action against Devin Berry. Finding no error, we affirm.
On January 13, 2001, Ms. Coons’s daughter, Litia Calloway, died from an alcohol overdose after she attended a party held at Mr. Berry’s residence. Ms. Callo-way was 18-years-old at the time of her death. 1 On January 7, 2004, Ms. Coons filed a wrongful death claim against Mr. Berry and eight other defendants, claiming the defendants were negligent as social hosts for offering, providing, and encouraging Ms. Calloway to consume alcohol at the…
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