Gardner v. Lake Eliza Resort

STATON, Judge.

Debra Gardner and Gregory Gardner 1 brought an action for personal injuries against Lake Eliza Resort and Steve Barrett. After trial, the jury returned a verdict for the defendants. On appeal, the Gardners raise several errors for our review.

We reverse, due to error in the admission of evidence that defendant Lake Eliza carried no applicable liability insurance.

The Gardners brought their action for negligence per se based upon the theory that Lake Eliza had violated the Indiana statute 2 prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to a minor. Brattain v. Herron (1974), 159…