Richardson v. Matador Steak House, Inc.

STEWART, Associate Chief Justice:

This case is here on an interlocutory appeal to decide whether family members of an intoxicated person who is killed as a result of his or her intoxication have a claim for relief against the provider of alcohol under the Utah Dramshop Liability Act. Utah Code Ann. § 32A-14-101. Defendants Matador Steak House and its agents attack the district court’s entry of summary judgment that denied their motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ claim for relief under the Dramshop Act.

The complaint alleges that employees of Matador Steak House served Berdette Richardson alcoholic…