Build It & They Will Drink, Inc. v. Strauch

I. Introduction

In this case, we address Colorado's dram-shop-liability - statute, - section - 12-47-801, C.R.S. (2010). The dram-shop statute provides the sole means for someone injured by an intoxicated person to obtain a remedy from the vendor who sold or provided alcohol to the intoxicated person. Section 12-47-801 abolishes any common law cause of action against a vendor of alcohol while simultaneously creating statutory liability for such vendors under narrowly defined cireum-stances, including when the vendor willfully and knowingly serves alcohol to a visibly intoxicated person.

The…