Biscan v. Brown

OPINION

E. RILEY ANDERSON, J., delivered

the opinion of the court,

in which JANICE M. HOLDER and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ., and ALLEN W. WALLACE, SP., J., joined: FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., filed a concurring and dissenting opinion.

We granted this appeal to determine whether an adult who hosts a party for minors and knows in advance that alcohol will be consumed has or may voluntarily assume a duty of care towards the minor guests. We hold that the defendant adult host had such a duty of care even though he did not furnish any alcohol. We also hold that the trial court did not err hi excluding…