Opinion ID: 1349846
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Heading: Mills

Text: In Mills, the plaintiffs and two companions parked their car in the defendant's parking lot. Id. at 203-204, 421 N.W.2d 631. Several people in the lot were drinking alcoholic beverages, using obscenities, and acting disorderly. Id. at 204, 421 N.W.2d 631. The plaintiffs ignored the group and entered the restaurant. Id. When they left, the same group of people attacked them. During the attack, one of the plaintiffs' companions reentered the restaurant and asked the manager to call the police. The manager refused and directed the person to use a pay phone across the street. The Court of Appeals distinguished the case from Williams. It found that the defendant was in a position to control the disorderly group's actions and could have prevented the assault by calling the police. Id. at 208, 421 N.W.2d 631.