Senn v. Scudieri
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ross, J.
Defendant, D.L. Restaurant, Inc., doing business as P.J. Clarke’s, appeals from an amended judgment, entered after a jury found the defendant liable for violation of General Obligations Law § 11-101, commonly referred to as the Dram Shop Act.
Our examination of the Dram Shop Act indicates that the legislative intent is "twofold: (1) to deter tavern owners and those in their employ from selling alcoholic beverages to intoxicated persons; [and] (2) to provide a remedy to persons injured as a result of the sale of liquor under circumstances prohibited by the statute”…
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