Drake v. Wal-Mart, Inc.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ADAMS, Judge:
In Case No. 79,525, Aiene Drake, the mother and personal representative of Susan Paige Drake (Decedent), appeals a trial court judgment in favor of Wal-Mart, Inc., and its two employees, 1 Frank Vermeire and Dixie Rice, in this wrongful death action. Drake claimed Wal-Mart is liable for selling Decedent, who was nineteen years old, the handgun which she allegedly used to take her own life. On appeal, Drake argues the trial court should not have granted summary judgment because controverted factual issues remain. Because the uncontroverted facts and all…
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