Opinion ID: 1834615
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Text: The undisputed material facts are as follows: Several hours prior to the accident, King met his friend Blaylock at Harry's Bar, where each of them drank several beers while watching a basketball game on television. King, whose date of birth is March 13, 1966, was 13 days short of his 21st birthday. Blaylock, whose date of birth is March 30, 1967, was 30 days short of his 20th birthday. Blaylock did not directly purchase beer from the bar; instead, he gave his money to other people and they purchased the beer for him. Blaylock observed King drinking beer at the bar; however, he did not pay any attention to how much beer King actually drank. While they were in the bar, neither King nor Blaylock acted in such a manner as to appear to be intoxicated. Eventually, King and Blaylock left Harry's Bar and drove to a wedding reception at the home of Steve and Marcia Baten, which the Batens were hosting in honor of Jeffrey Mitchell and his bride, Laurie. King and Blaylock had been invited by Laurie; however, neither of them had been invited by Mitchell. King and Blaylock were, at best, casual acquaintances of Mitchell's. Mitchell had seen King four or five times prior to the reception, one of those times being in a bar, and he had seen Blaylock only once prior to the reception, but had never spoken with him. Mitchell did not know, nor did he have any reason to know, that Blaylock was 19 years of age. Mitchell provided champagne for the guests at the reception. The Batens did not provide any alcoholic beverages. While at the reception, King and Blaylock each drank four to six glasses of champagne. Blaylock observed King drinking champagne at the reception; however, he did not observe exactly how much champagne King drank. King did not appear to be intoxicated at the reception. Mitchell did not personally serve any champagne to King or Blaylock; he did not observe either King or Blaylock drinking champagne; and he did not notice how long King and Blaylock remained at the reception. Upon leaving the reception, Blaylock allowed King to drive Blaylock's automobile. The accident occurred shortly thereafter.