On May 8, 1989, defendant Russell Haley, after spending several hours drinking alcoholic beverages at the Colonial Inn bar and restaurant in Rensselaer County, drove home and fatally shot Shane M. Church. As a result, Haley was ultimately convicted of reckless murder and Church's parents commenced a wrongful death action against Haley, defendant Helen P. Burdick, one of the owners of the Colonial Inn, and defendant John Davendonis, the Colonial...
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