DAVIS v. STINSON

No. 55A04-8701-CV-12.

508 N.E.2d 65 (1987)

Alton R. DAVIS and Davis Equipment Company, Inc., Appellants (Defendants below), v. Deborah STINSON, Individually and As Administratrix of the Estate of Steven D. Stinson, Deceased, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fourth District.

Rehearings Denied July 20, September 10, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Michael Stephenson, McNeely, Sanders & Stephenson, Shelbyville, for appellants.

Joseph J. Reiswerg, Mantel, Mantel & Reiswerg, Indianapolis, for appellee.


CONOVER, Presiding Judge.

Defendants-Appellants Alton R. Davis and Davis Equipment Co., Inc. (Davis) appeal the denial of their summary judgment motion in favor of the estate of Steven Stinson (Stinson).

We reverse.

ISSUES

Davis presents one issue for our review, whether an intoxicated driver is contributorily negligent as a matter of law barring recovery from a social host who provides the driver with alcohol.

We raise a second issue...

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