Comments on: You served me the alcohol, now pay for my crash

By: Drunk drivers who sue over their accidents, cont’d

Drunk drivers who sue over their accidents, cont’d — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:01:41 +0000

[…] Kennerly thinks we should understand their point of view. Earlier here, here, etc., […]

By: blhlls

blhlls — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:59:14 +0000

It looks like the court determined liability would be imposed on hosts serving alcohol to 18-20 year olds under some circumstances in the future. However, since they recognized this was a new rule, they did not impose liability on the defendants in that case.

By: Ron Miller

Ron Miller — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:01:15 +0000

Wait. Marcum lost this case. I think these were two companion cases where Marcum is just like this case and the plaintiff lost and Barnes was the third party injury case where liability was imposed? I am reading this wrong?

By: L Nettles

L Nettles — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:43:00 +0000

Anyone curious about why the Plaintiff thinks she might succeed can read Marcum v. Bowden, 643 S.E.2d 85 (S.C., 2007)

By: Melvin H.

Melvin H. — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:22:44 +0000

Seems to me that the fact she was under 21 at the time of this, should put a kibosh on any attempt to collect from anyone, as she made a conscious decision to go to a bar, get in illegally, buy illegally, and drive drunk illegally. I know that some form of dram shop liability probably will apply to the bar, but why should she be able to collect whe she committed at least two illegal acts (underage drinking and DUI)?