Busby v. Quail Creek Golf & Country Club

KAUGER, Justice.

The issue presented by the question certified is whether a cause of action exists against a commercial vendor who negligently sells beer to a minor 1 if the minor suffers alcohol-related injuries after drinking the beer. We find that a commercial vendor is prohibited by statute from selling beer to minors. If the minor is injured as the result of the vendor’s negligence after consuming beer purchased from the vendor, the minor may have a cause of action against the vendor.

FACTS

On July 22,1990, 2 Patricia M. Busby (Busby/minor), an eighteen-year-old North Carolina resident,…