Is a tavernkeeper liable if an intoxicated customer injures himself or another?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Fuller v. Standard Stations, Inc., 250 Cal.App.2d 687, 58 Cal.Rptr. 792 (Cal. App. 1967):
A strongly contrasting result is reached in decisions involving a tavernkeeper who knowingly sells liquor to an intoxicated customer, who then injures himself or another. California decisions exempt the tavernkeeper from liability as a matter of law. (Cole v. Rush (1955) 45 Cal.2d 345,
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