SHANNON v. WILSON

No. 96-762.

947 S.W.2d 349 (1997)

329 Ark. 143

Marlan Dale SHANNON, individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Charles Shannon, Deceased, Appellants, v. L.K. WILSON and Elizabeth Ashworth, individually and as Partners of City Liquor, a Partnership, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce L. Mulkey, Ramona G. Stein, Rogers, for Appellants.

Kenneth R. Mourton, Rayburn W. Green, Fayetteville, for Appellees.

David D. Stills, Fayetteville, for Amici Curiae.


ARNOLD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal asking us to reconsider our decisions in Carr v. Turner, 238 Ark. 889, 385 S.W.2d 656 (1965), and the line of decisions following that ruling in which we determined that there is no liability imposed upon one who sells intoxicants to minors for injuries caused by minors who became inebriated. Appellant asks us to modify our rule to allow the issue of whether the seller is negligent...

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