Darlene E.B Hines
Professor Hudson
BUSI 301 Fall
September 22, 2013
Courtroom Observation:
2008 1L Moot Court Tournament at the Liberty University School of Law, White V. Gibbs CA# -8776-CV285.
This case is between the (plaintiff) Mrs. White and the (defendants) Patrick Gibbs and Stand Alone Properties, L.L.C. as O’Malley’s Tavern. A Motion of Summary Judgment on behalf of O’Malley’s Tavern in the US District Court of Northern District of Indiana. Is being argued/presented.
Briefly; Mrs. White is suing the defendant Patrick Gibbs of O’Malley’s Tavern where as the bartender served Mr. Hard with alcoholic beverages which lead to his intoxication, thus getting into his vehicle, driving erratic chasing both Mrs.
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This came to about 6 alcoholic beverages in within that sort timeframe. This is a total of 11 known alcoholic beverages served and consumed in such a shot period of time that it would be indicative to have observed signs of Intoxification.. Also the factor that his blood alcohol level of twice the legal limit would determine that the patron was served to Intoxification. In Jackson V Gore it is established that they can prove Actual Visual Knowledge of Intoxification.. The four factors of the server continued to serve the alcohol (13 in all charged) in a short period of time, collected the money , behavior of patron before service and leaving and behavior of patron upon leaving would establish an Actual Visual Knowledge of Intoxication. Plaintiff asks to deny the Motion of summary Judgment.
2. Attorney Babot is arguing the summary judgment to defendant of proximate cause should not to be granted for the following 3 reasons: . (1) It is determined that a jury could award damages to the plaintiff, thus summary of law this precludes judgment. (2) Injuries to the plaintiff and death of her husband were the foreseeable consequences of service to a visibly intoxicated person. (3) Criminal act can be the intervening act that does not break the can of causation because the act is easily foreseeable, There are differences in truths offered by both parties. The defendants state this was a criminal act which breaks the chain of
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In the case Shannon v. Wilson, Plaintiff, Marlan Dale Shannon, sued defendants, L.K. Wilson and Elizabeth Ashworth, for the wrongful death of his son, Charles Shannon. The plaintiff’s son and his friend, Jarred Sparks, were killed in an automobile accident due to intoxicated driving. Jarred was found in the driver’s seat, and Charles was found in the passenger seat. The two minors were found dead and inebriated with blood alcohol levels of .10% and .07%, respectively. Before the incident, David Farmer, also under aged, took them through a drive-through liquor store and was sold beer and liquor without proper verification of age; he left the vehicle at a different location while the two minors remained in the vehicle and consumed the alcohol
Defendant, Aaron Mercer (“Mercer”), by and through undersigned counsel, hereby answers the Interrogatories propounded by Plaintiff, Danielle Price and states as follows:
Professional Courtroom work groups include the judges, prosecuting attorney , defense attorney and public defenders. The judge are elected or appointed public official who presides over a court of law. A prosecuting attorney is an attorney who is responsible for presenting the states against the defendant. The defense attorney represents the accused and ensure the defendant's civil rights. There are three types of defense attorneys private attorneys, court appointed counsels and public defenders.
Pleasant Valley Promenade v. Lechmere, Inc., 120 N.C.App. 650, 664, 464 S.E.2d 47, 58 (1995)
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