Liao v. Harry's Bar

On February 28, 1987, Kang-Ling Liao suffered severe and permanent injuries when the automobile in which she was riding was struck by an automobile that was owned by Eric Blaylock and that was being driven by Christopher King.1 Blaylock was riding in the automobile with King at the time of the collision; both Blaylock and King were intoxicated.

Kang-Ling Liao's mother, Young Yu-Mei Liao, as curator for her daughter's estate, sued King, alleging that he had acted negligently or wantonly in operating the automobile and that his actions were the proximate cause of her daughter's injuries. She…