Hastings Ex Rel. Hastings v. James River Aerie No. 2337

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

In this case, Mary E. Hastings, as the wife of Norman R. Hastings, and Karen E. Hastings, the daughter of Mary and Norman, through her mother as next friend, bring an action under our Dram Shop Act, Section 5-01-06, N.D.C.C. Their action is to recover damages from three licensed liquor dealers in the City of Jamestown, *749North Dakota, for their sale or gift of alcoholic beverages to Mr. Hastings when he was intoxicated. They allege that this caused him to be convicted of the crime of second degree murder in the shooting death of one Evangeline Opp, resulting in his…