Sutter v. Hutchings

Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided 1985-03-14

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Hill, Chief Justice. We granted certiorari to decide the following question: Would a jury be authorized to find that a person who furnished alcohol to a noticeably intoxicated person under the legal drinking age, knowing that such person would soon be driving his or her car, is liable in tort to a third person injured by the negligence of the intoxicated driver? The Court of Appea…

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