Legal Opinion
Faust v. Albertson
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 16, 2009No. 81356-6PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOwens, J.
¶1 Commercial sellers of alcoholic beverages may be liable for damages to a third party suffered at the hands of a drunk driver on a theory of negligent overservice of a person apparently under the influence of alcohol. This case calls for examination and clarification of the evidence necessary to properly establish a triable issue of fact regarding negligent overservice under RCW 66.44.200(1).
*535FACTS
¶2 Hawkeye Kinkaid died the night his car struck the car driven by Bianca Faust. Prior to the accident, Kinkaid spent most of the afternoon with his girl friend, Alexis Chapman, and went with her…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Wilson v. SteinbachWashington Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. ThomasWashington Supreme Court · 2004
- State v. ThomasWashington Supreme Court · 2004
- State v. RussellWashington Supreme Court · 1994
- Industrial Indem. Co. of Northwest, Inc. v. KallevigWashington Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Faust v. AlbertsonWashington Supreme Court · 2009
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