SORRELLS v. M.Y.B. HOSPITALITY VENTURES

No. 61A93.

435 S.E.2d 320 (1993)

334 N.C. 669

Linda SORRELLS and husband Ronald E. Sorrells v. M.Y.B. HOSPITALITY VENTURES OF ASHEVILLE, d/b/a Rhapsody's Food and Spirits.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

October 8, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McLean & Dickson, P.A. by Russell L. McLean, III, Waynesville, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Harrell & Leake by Larry Leake, Asheville, for defendant-appellant.

Nichols, Caffrey, Hill, Evans & Murrelle by Richard L. Pinto, Greensboro, on behalf of the North Carolina Ass'n of Defense Attys., amicus curiae.


MITCHELL, Justice.

The issue before us in this case is whether it was reasonably foreseeable that the plaintiffs would suffer severe emotional distress upon learning that their son had been killed in a one-car accident after he was negligently served alcohol at the defendant's place of business. We hold that it was not reasonably foreseeable; therefore, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.

As this case was dismissed prior to trial pursuant to N...

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