Gonzales v. Safeway Stores, Inc.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

David Gonzales was catastrophically injured in a single-vehicle accident which occurred near Wasilla on August 3,1986. Gonzales sued Safeway Stores, Inc., claiming that Safeway had negligently and recklessly sold liquor to the other occupants of the vehicle, Steven Krueger and Mike Gagnon, under circumstances in which Safeway’s clerks either knew or should have known that Krueger and Gagnon were intoxicated.

After discovery was conducted, Safeway moved for summary judgment. The superior court granted this motion and entered judgment in Safeway’s favor. Gonzales…