What is the general rule of common law as to liability arising out of the sale of intoxicating beverages?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kingen v. Weyant, 148 Cal.App.2d 656, 307 P.2d 369 (Cal. App. 1957):
The general rule of the common law as to tort liability arising out of the sale of intoxicating beverages is stated in Cole v. Rush, 45 Cal.2d 345, 348, 289 P.2d 450, 452, quoting from 30 American Jurisprudence 573, section 607, as follows:
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