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Who would be responsible if a legal age guest at a HOME wedding event where there are bartenders serving, gets intoxicated and gets in an accident
Asked on Aug 22nd, 2014 on Automobile Accidents - Washington
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I will be monitoring the quests. We have a wedding at our house this weekend for a friend's daughter. They have hired bartenders and most people are staying at a hotel down the street. Most of the guests are age 28 but I am fearful. Is the MOTHER and FATHER of the bride and friends responsible as this is their event and we are only suppling the venue?
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A “social host” in Washington State is not liable to a third party who is injured by the guest who consumed the alcohol. Reynolds v. Hicks, 134 Wn.2d 491 (1998) and Crowe v. Gaston 134 Wn.2d 509 (1998), affirmed 98 Wn. App. 677. This does not apply, however, to serving a minor.
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Answered on Aug 22nd, 2014 at 1:10 PM