Holmquist v. Miller

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

These cases raise questions about the civil liability of social hosts for damages caused by their furnishing intoxicating liquor to a minor. The common questions raised in these appeals are (1) Is an adult, not a commercial vendor, who sells to or procures intoxicating liquor for a minor *49liable under the Civil Damages Act for damages caused by the minor’s intoxication? and (2) Does the Civil Damages Act preempt a common-law negligence action based on violation of a criminal statute barring the furnishing of liquor to a minor? Hemingson v. Gabbert, Ct.App. No. C7-84-84,…