Dickinson v. Edwards

This case is an appeal from a summary judgment dismissing an action against Spokane Red Lion Motor Inn and Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation for negligent furnishing and serving of alcoholic beverages to a Kaiser employee attending a banquet at the Red Lion Inn and against Kaiser on the basis of vicarious liability for the negligent action of the Kaiser employee. We reverse the Court of Appeals, Dickinson v. Edwards, 37 Wn. App. 834, 682 P.2d 971 (1984), and remand for trial.

On June 22, 1979, the plaintiff was severely injured when the motorcycle he was driving was struck by a car driven…