BROOKINS v. THE ROUND TABLE, INC.


624 S.W.2d 547 (1981)

William Ray BROOKINS, Jr., et al., Appellants, v. THE ROUND TABLE, INC., et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

October 13, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenda Gale Willett, Dallas, Tex., J.D. Lee, Madisonville, for appellants, William Ray Brookins, Jr., et al.

Gayle Malone, Jr., Trabue, Sturdivant & DeWitt, Nashville, amicus curiae.

N.R. Coleman, Jr., Milligan, Coleman, Fletcher, Gaby & Kilday, Greeneville, for appellees, The Round Table, Inc.

Charles R. Terry & Associates, Morristown, for appellees, Charles Ford and Ford's Package Store.


OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

The application for permission to appeal was granted in this case to review the action of the Court of Appeals in affirming a summary judgment dismissing plaintiffs' suit for damages for personal injuries predicated upon the illegal sale of intoxicating beverages to William Ray Brookins, Jr., a minor.

The minor plaintiff was seriously injured at about 12:30 a.m. on May 8, 1977, when the automobile in which he was riding as...

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