Alice Elizabeth Webb, Administratrix of the Estate of Sharon Lee Cooper v. Blackie's House of Beef, Inc.

John F. McCarthy was, with a group, enjoying the facilities of a Virginia restaurant known at the time as Valle’s Restaurant. By agreement of the parties, the liability, if any, of Valle’s Restaurant was transferred to Blackie’s House of Beef, Inc.

The group remained at the restaurant for four or five hours, during which they consumed numerous pitchers of beer. Their allegedly intoxicated condition was observed by serving personnel of Blackie’s House of Beef. Later they moved on to another restaurant for additional drinking. When the group left the second restaurant, McCarthy (whose alcohol…