Court Opinion

ID: 9591221
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 00:03:03.312674+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:01:08.482519
License: Public Domain

WHITE, P.J.
(concurring). Dramshop cases have invariably involved claims against the retail licensee of the establishment where the allegedly intoxicated person (AIP) was served. This case presents the unusual circumstance of a licensee who provided personnel to another licensee, which personnel are alleged to have served the AIP
Neither party cites cases that have held that the off-site licensee can, or cannot, be held hable under these circumstances. Further, to the extent that policy considerations inform our interpretation, the policy *730arguments in favor of the conflicting interpretations are equipoised. Our only guidance is the language of the statute. I agree that the terms of the statute support affirmance.