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BAILEY v. BLACK

No. 19356.

394 S.E.2d 58 (1990)

Teresa Diane BAILEY, Administratrix of the Estate of Keith O'Brine Bailey, Deceased, v. Harriet BLACK and Orvis Black, Individually and doing business as Stoney Brook Inn Association v. Sylvia M. SELLS.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

May 17, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony R. Veneri, Randall L. Veneri, Princeton, for Teresa Diane Bailey.

John F. Parkulo, Anderson & Sines, Beckley, for Harriet and Orvis Black.

Robert S. Baker, Beckley, for Sylvia M. Sells.

NEELY, Chief Justice:

On the evening of 16 October 1986, Sylvia Sells, age 42, began drinking beer at about 5:30 p.m. at the Stoney Brook Inn in Raleigh County, West Virginia. The Inn is an unincorporated private club, owned and operated by Harriet and Orvis Black. The Blacks are licensed by this State to sell alcohol to the Inn's patrons. At the Inn, Ms. Sells was served several drinks, including, the plaintiff alleges, several drinks too many. About 10:20 p.m.,...

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