Reitz v. Howlett

Reece, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, William Reitz, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of appellees, Ted Chuparkoff, d.b.a. the Belmont Grille, and James Dean, Jr., d.b.a. Jimmy Dean’s. We affirm.

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Leon Howlett frequented the Belmont Grille, a tavern in the city of Akron owned by Ted Chuparkoff. Howlett was also a patron of a neighboring tavern, .Timmy Dean’s. On June 15, 1990, Howlett arrived at the Belmont early that Friday morning where he began drinking his favorite beer, Budweiser. That day, he drank interchangeably at the Belmont and at Jimmy Dean’s. Howlett was…