Wickham v. Southland Corp.

Opinion

KAUFMAN, J.

The plaintiffs, Denise Wickham, Tyrone Crosby and Leslie and Ruby Johnson, sued Southland Corporation (defendant or South-land), asserting it was liable in damages for the personal injuries of plaintiffs Wickham and Crosby and the death of Cedrick Johnson, the son of plaintiffs Leslie and Ruby Johnson, which personal injuries and death were allegedly caused by the sale of alcoholic beverages to Jesse Lewis Cope, an intoxicated minor, by the 7-Eleven franchise operator, Valleree Campbell, who was alleged to be the agent of Southland Corporation. Following trial to a jury a…