Floyd v. Bartley

ERICKSON, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review Bartley v. Floyd, 695 P.2d 781 (Colo.App.1984), which held that furnishing liquor to a minor in violation of section 12-47-128(1)(a), 5 C.R.S. (1985), constitutes negligence per se. The two petitions that are before us for certiorari review have been consolidated, and both are addressed in this opinion. We have declared in a companion case announced today, Largo Corp. v. Crespin, 729 P.2d 1098 (Colo.1986), that one who serves liquor in violation of section 12-47-128(1)(a) is negligent per se. Based on our holding in Largo Corp. v. Crespin, we…