Legal Opinion
Bohan v. Last
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 23, 1996No. 15232PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The dispositive issue in this civil action lies at the intersection of two lines of authority, one that, as a matter of common law duty, requires adults to exercise caution in supplying alcoholic beverages to intoxicated minors, and the other that, as a matter of statutory law, permits tortfeasors to diminish their liability for their own tortious conduct by requiring the apportionment of liability among all tortfeasors. The issue arises out of a motor vehicle accident in which an intoxicated minor caused a one car crash that led to the death of a passenger in the car that the minor was…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Coburn v. Lenox Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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- Doe v. ManheimerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Hamm v. TaylorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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3Cited by59 opinions
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