BLAW 3201 : Case Studies Test 1
Document Summary
The party was byob and after sabrina left, she was killed in a car wreck because she was drunk. Frie"s were aware of the underage drinking and knew of sabrina"s condition when she left. Trial court granted summary judgement for the frie"s. (issued a quick judgement and was in favor of the. Frie"s) **not final judgment- the ryan"s appealed this, went to tx st court of appeals. Decision: in court of appeals- ruled in favor of ryan"s and reversed the summary judgement and the case was remanded (sent back) to trial court. Reasons: the frie"s were aware that the minor"s consumed alcohol on their property and allowed. The tx alcoholic beverage code provides that a person is found negligent if he makes available alcohol drink to a minor. They ruled for the ryan"s because the frie"s were in violation of the code. Serving minors any amount of alcohol is a criminal offence.
