CROWE v. GASTON

No. 64311-3.

951 P.2d 1118 (1998)

134 Wash.2d 509

Joel A.E. CROWE, Appellant, v. Kenneth GASTON d/b/a Oscar's, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided February 26, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan P. Harnetiaux, Gary Bloom, Harbaugh & Bloom, Debra Stephens, Spokane, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.

Anthony J. Lowe, Portland, OR, for Appellant.

Douglas F. Foley, R. Daniel Lindahl, Bullivant, Houser & Bailey, Vancouver, Russell Love, Thorsrud, Cane & Paulich, Seattle, James Murphy, Hoffman, Hart & Wagner, Kirkaldn, for Respondent.


MADSEN, Justice.

Joel Crowe seeks review of a trial court order granting defendants Oscar's and Kevin Rettenmeier's motions for summary judgment. At issue is whether Oscar's can be liable for alcohol-related injuries to Crowe when Oscar's sold alcohol to a minor who shared it with another minor who then injured Crowe. We find that Oscar's can be held liable and reverse the trial court's order granting Oscar's motion for summary judgment.

Also at issue is whether...

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