Q. Draft a case brief of Lumpkin v. Mellow Mushroom, Your case brief will be about one page in length and no more than a page and a half (single spaced). The purpose of this assignment is to introduce you to reading and analyzing cases, an important source of law. Since you have probably never tried to brief a case before the goal is not to create a perfect case brief. The goal is to learn to identify important components in a case, including the facts (illustrate what led to the lawsuit) the issue (illustrate what the court must decide) the decision (illustrate what the court decided on the issue) and the court's reasoning (explain why the court made the decision it did).