Legal Opinion
Red Flame, Inc. v. Martinez
Utah Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 2000No. 980094PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUSSON, Justice.
¶ 1 We granted permission for Red Flame to appeal an interlocutory order dismissing its complaint against defendant Samuel Martinez. Red Flame sought to offset its liability by allocating Martinez’s comparative fault for an automobile accident allegedly caused by Red Flame’s service of alcoholic beverages to Martinez. Red Flame filed its complaint after Martinez’s girlfriend, Susan Dur-rant, brought a dramshop action against Red Flame for injuries she suffered in the accident. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
¶2 This case arises out of an automobile accident in which Martinez drove his…
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