Gipson v. Kasey

OPINION

GEMMILL, Judge.

¶ 1 Petitioner Susan Gipson is the surviving parent of decedent Nathan Followill. Gipson filed a wrongful death action against defendant Larry Kasey pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) sections 12-612 and -613 (2003), alleging that Kasey negligently caused Followill’s death by furnishing prescription Oxycontin pills to Followill. The trial court granted Kasey’s motion for summary judgment, from which Gipson appeals. We conclude that Kasey owed Followill a duty of reasonable care and that Kasey is not entitled to summary judgment on the issue of proximate…