In what circumstances will a bar owner be liable for injuries sustained by intoxicated patrons?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Cole v. Rush, 289 P.2d 450, 45 Cal.2d 345, 54 A.L.R.2d 1137 (Cal. 1955):
In the case of Hitson v. Dwyer, 61 Cal.App.2d 803, 143 P.2d 952, plaintiff alleged that while a patron of the bar, and in an obviously intoxicated condition, he was served intoxicating liquor as a result of which he fell from the movable stool on which he was sitting; that he was dragged from his position on the floor by the defendants, and as a result of which, he suffered a fracture and other injuries of the
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