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STEVENS v. JEFFERSON

No. 61651.

436 So.2d 33 (1983)

James STEVENS, Jr., Petitioner, v. Patricia JEFFERSON, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Earl Sidney Jefferson, Sr., Deceased, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 9, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Appleget, Jr. of Black, Meffert, Landt, Appleget & Wiechens, Ocala, for petitioner.

William H. Phelan, Jr. of Bond, Arnett & Phelan, Ocala, for respondent.

John F. Bennett of Fishback, Davis, Dominick & Bennett, Orlando, for the Florida Restaurant Association; and Dennis E. LaRosa, Tallahassee, for Independent Beverage Dealers, Inc., amici curiae.

McDONALD, Justice.

We accepted jurisdiction in this cause because the per curiam affirmance* by the district court indicated contrary authority. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(3) of the state constitution.

Earl Sidney Jefferson was shot and killed in a bar by a fellow patron. Stevens owned and operated the bar. Jefferson's widow alleged and proved that previously there had been numerous shootings and fights...

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