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JARRETT v. WOODWARD BROS., INC.

No. 96-CV-1715.

751 A.2d 972 (2000)

H. Marshall JARRETT and Marian H. Jarrett, Appellants, v. WOODWARD BROS., INC., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 25, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick M. Regan, with whom Jonathan E. Halperin, Washington, DC, was on the brief, for appellants.

Richard T. Tomar, Washington, DC, with whom Sharon M. Goley, was on the brief, for appellee.

Before RUIZ and REID, Associate Judges, and KERN, Senior Judge.

RUIZ, Associate Judge:

This case presents an issue of first impression: whether an intoxicated underage patron who sustains injury as a result of his intoxication can sue the restaurant-bar that served him liquor for common law negligence or negligence per se in violation of the standard set forth in D.C.Code § 25-121 (1996), which prohibits the sale of alcohol to, and the consumption of alcohol by, underage and intoxicated persons. We reverse the order...

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