Legal Opinion
Sherman v. Robinson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 21, 1992PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
This appeal asks whether a convenience store selling alcoholic beverages may be held liable, under statutory or common law, for personal injuries resulting from an indirect sale of alcohol to a minor. We answer that question in the negative, as did the motion court and Appellate Division.
On the evening of June 17, 1988, Michael Relf, a minor, presenting a driver’s license he had found, purchased a quantity of beer and wine coolers from a convenience store operated by defendant AOK. Relf allegedly purchased the alcoholic beverages with money pooled from several…
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