PURCHASE v. MEYER

No. 52270-7.

108 Wn.2d 220 (1987)

737 P.2d 661

DAVID PURCHASE, Petitioner, v. MARY MARGARET MEYER, Petitioner, EL TORITO RESTAURANT AND CANTINA, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Carroll, for petitioner Purchase.

Dan M. Albertson and Albertson & Smith, for petitioner Meyer.

Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller, by Michael H. Runyan and David M. Schoeggl, for respondent.


ANDERSEN, J.

FACTS OF CASE

This case deals with the liability of a commercial purveyor of intoxicating beverages that sells such beverages to a minor who later injures a third person while under the influence of alcohol.

On September 22, 1983, petitioner Mary Margaret Meyer spent several hours with a group of friends socializing in the cocktail lounge of the El Torito restaurant in Tacoma. Although Meyer...

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