Drolshagen v. Duncan

BY JUDGE EDWARD L. HOGSHIRE

In this personal injury action, the Plaintiff, Carrie Drolshagen, has moved to exclude any evidence of alcohol consumption on the part of herself or of the Defendant, James Duncan. After conducting an evidentiary hearing and reviewing the briefs of the parties, the Court denies the Plaintiff’s motion for the reasons more fully stated below.

Statement of Facts

The Plaintiff, Carrie Drolshagen, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by the Defendant, James Duncan, on January 16, 1997. Duncan was driving Drolshagen home from the club Trax, when his windshield wipers…