Torts - California Finds Social Host Can Be Liable to Third Parties for Intoxicated Guests' Negligent Acts
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Authors
Carey, Katherine A.
Issue Date
1979
Volume
12
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|How about one for the road, Harry? Such a seemingly congenial and harmless remark could lead to the imposition of civil damages on the social host who poses such a question. This is particularly true if the object of the host's generosity is a guest who has already become inebriated. When recently faced with this situation, the California Supreme Court in Coulter v. Superior Court held that a social host, who had served liquor to an obviously intoxicated guest, could be liable to persons injured as a result of the guest's drunkenness...
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12 Creighton L. Rev. 945 (1978-1979)
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Creighton University School of Law