RCW 66.44.270(3) does not apply to liquor given or permitted to be given to a person under the age of twenty-one years by a parent or guardian and consumed in the presence of the parent or guardian. In Burkhart, we held a social host who serves an obviously intoxicated adult does not owe a duty to third parties injured by the intoxicated adult Burkhart, 110 Wash.2d at 386-87, 755 P.2d 759. [4] See Purchase, 108 Wash.2d at 228, 737 P.2d 661. Plaintiff Timmy Reynolds, his wife JoDee, and children Matthew, Andrew, and Weslee originally sued Steven Hicks, his sister Dianne, and Does I through V in October, 1990. 486, 492, 607 P.2d 890 (1980). See id. See id. The majority’s distinction between social hosts and commercial vendors is insupportable. Steven Hicks admitted to consuming alcohol at the reception; however, other relatives, including his sister, Dianne Hicks, his aunt, Anne Dahl, and Jamie and Anna Hicks, all claimed that they did not see Steven drinking alcohol nor did he appear to be in an intoxicated state. 636, 640, 705 P.2d 806 (1985); Northside Auto Serv., Inc. v. Consumers United Ins. See id. See Restatement (Second) of Torts § 286 (1965);[2] Schooley v. Pinch's Deli Market, [764] Inc., 134 Wash.2d 468, 474-75, 951 P.2d 749, 752-753 (1997). [5] If, after a purchaser presents identification, the vendor still has doubts about the purchaser's age the vendor can fill out and have the purchaser sign a certification card complying with RCW 66.20.190. In Purchase, we held that a third person injured by an intoxicated minor has a cause of action in negligence against the commercial vendor who sold the alcohol to the minor in violation of RCW 66.44.320. In July, 1991, Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint listing Jamie and Anna Hicks as Defendants, alleging that they were "negligent in serving alcoholic beverages to Defendant [Steven] with knowledge and/or reason to believe that [he] was below the age of 21 years and/or became intoxicated." Browse the most recent Reynolds, Georgia obituaries and condolences. The court stated that "RCW 66.44.270(1) protects a minor's health and safety interest from the minor's own inability to drink responsibly." Christen v. Lee, 113 Wash.2d 479, 780 P.2d 1307 (1989) (quoting Maltman v. Sauer, 84 Wash.2d 975, 981, 530 P.2d 254 (1975)). Defendants also ask for costs based on CR 68. This means you can view content but cannot create content. Celebrate and remember the lives we have lost in Reynolds, Georgia. 502 REYNOLDS v. HICKS Feb. 1998 134 Wn.2d 491, 951 P.2d 761. We have long recognized that social hosts are ill-equipped to handle the responsibilities of their guests' alcohol consumption, unlike commercial vendors who are in the business of serving and selling alcohol. "(d) to protect that interest against the particular hazard from which the harm results." Plaintiff Timmy Reynolds, his wife JoDee, and children Matthew, Andrew, and Weslee originally sued Steven Hicks, his sister Dianne, and Does I through V 1 in October, 1990. Plaintiffs argue that our ruling in Purchase requires that the protected class of RCW 66.44.270 also be expanded to included third persons injured by an intoxicated minor. The majority declines to recognize that a party injured by an underage drunk driver has a civil cause of action against the social host who furnished alcohol to that minor. We applied this purpose to RCW 66.44.200 and found the Legislature did not intend to protect the adult [769] drunk driver because "[u]nlike an innocent bystander hit by a drunk driver or a youth whose sense of immortality leads to reckless abandon, the responsibility for self-inflicted injuries lies with the intoxicated adult." Recognizing an expanded duty to protect third persons raises problematic questions for social hosts in all contexts. [2] Restatement (Second) of Torts § 286 (1965) provides: "The court may adopt as the standard of conduct of a reasonable man the requirements of a legislative enactment or an administrative regulation whose purpose is found to be exclusively or in part, "(a) to protect a class of persons which includes the one whose interest is invaded, and, "(b) to protect the particular interest which is invaded, and, "(c) to protect that interest against the kind of harm which has resulted, and, "(d) to protect that interest against the particular hazard from which the harm results.". UNLOCK PROFILE. RCW 66.20.210. See id. Reynolds (Plaintiff) sued the Hickses (Defendants) for serving alcohol to their minor nephew who then injured Plaintiff in an automobile accident. The Hansen court, by its express language, created a limited cause of action for minors injured by their own intoxication against their social host. However, the concept of foreseeability determines the scope of the duty owed, and foreseeability is an issue for the trier of fact. In reaching this decision, we found RCW 66.44.320, which proscribes selling alcohol to a minor, imposes a duty owed not to minors alone, but to members of the general public as well. The differences between the ability of commercial vendors and social hosts in regulating the consumption of alcohol along with the far reaching implications of social host liability are persuasive reasons for not expanding liability in this case. I agree with the majority that the Defendants, as social host, should not be liable for injuries to third parties caused by an intoxicated minor guest. Must the host assure that a minor has not brought outside alcohol to the gathering? Adults do not have a cause of action against a social host. [6] Consequently, Defendants are not entitled to reasonable attorneys fees pursuant to RCW 4.84.250. . Welcome to the business page of V. Hicks Contracting LLC. This case dramatically highlights the concerns expressed above. Hansen, 118 Wash.2d at 485, 824 P.2d 483. Hansen v. Friend, 118 Wash.2d 476, 480, 824 P.2d 483 (1992). Applying the Restatement test, the court observed that the statute prohibits persons from giving alcohol to a minor and since Hansen was a minor who was furnished alcohol, he fell within the statute's protected class. Nothing changes regarding the actions necessary to meet this responsibility upon imposition of a duty of care. Kelly implicitly recognized the Washington State Liquor Act protects third parties from injury. The majority also creates the strained result of different civil liability for the person committing the crime of furnishing alcohol to a minor, depending on whether the minor or an innocent bystander is consequently injured. CitationReynolds v. Hicks, 951 P.2d 761, 134 Wn.2d 491, 1998 Wash. LEXIS 83 (Wash. Feb. 26, 1998) Brief Fact Summary. First, in 1989, Reynolds applied to become a middle school assistant principal.1 Reynolds interviewed for the position and was placed into a pool out of which principalship vacancies would be filled. As the Court of Appeals explained, RCW 66.44.270 does not make it unlawful for liquor to be given or permitted to be given to a minor by a parent or guardian as long as the alcohol is consumed in the presence of the parent or guardian. See RCW 66.44.270(4), (5). 7. Majority at 764. 95-218-CIV-T-1 7A, 1996 WL 172994 at *2 (M.D.Fla.1996), Johnson, 903 F. Supp. . Research the case of Reynolds v. Sovran Acquisitions LP, from the N.D. Texas, 10-27-2015. In a negligence action, a plaintiff must establish (1) the existence of a duty owed, (2) breach of that duty, (3) a resulting injury, and (4) a proximate cause between the breach and the injury. Reynolds' assignment placed her under the supervision of Doris Hicks. The list of concerns for social host expressed by the majority places more emphasis on the possible difficulties posed for social hosts than on a potential remedy for victims of underage drunk driving. He drives off with his sister, and they smash into Reynolds. The court in Purchase expanded the protected class of the statute to include, not only the minor purchaser, but also third persons injured by the intoxicated minor purchaser. In order to prove an actionable claim for negligence, the plaintiff must show (1) the existence of a duty to the complaining party, (2) a breach of that duty, (3) a resulting injury, and (4) that the breach was the proximate cause of the injury. See RCW 4.84.250. Each and every quote I post here is one that has impacted me profoundly. Summary: Alfredo Hicks is 74 years old and was born on 12/20/1946. See id. A career that began with television roles in ‘River Boat’ (1959-60), ‘Gunsmoke’ (1962-66) and ‘The Twilight Zone’ (1963) ended up making Burt Reynolds a Hollywood megastar. I also disagree with the majority's analysis, which confuses the issues of duty and ultimate liability. I find no justification exists for applying different standards to vendors than to social hosts who furnish alcohol to minors. The issue presented in this case is whether a social host who furnishes alcohol to a minor owes a duty of care to third persons injured by the intoxicated minor. Under the majority, we are also left with the strained result of different standards for commercial vendors than for social hosts who furnish alcohol to minors. Get free access to the complete judgment in REYNOLDS v. CLP CORP on CaseMine. We thus recognize that members of the general public, or injured third parties, were members of the protected class. Place of Origin. The Restatement provides: "The court may adopt as the standard of conduct of a reasonable [person] the requirements of a legislature enactment ... whose purpose is found to be exclusively or in part. "Every person who shall sell any intoxicating liquor to any minor shall be guilty of a violation of Title 66 RCW.". 1800 (published) Artist/maker. The Legislature has directed us to view the point at which a minor is furnished or sold alcohol as the significant event from which consequences flow. The statute also provides exceptions for alcohol given for medical purposes and for religious services. at 478, 824 P.2d 483. Reynolds v. Hicks Prepared by Candice. 505, 506, 369 S.E.2d 106, 110 (1988)(emphasis added), a determinate suspended sentence, notwithstandingthat it is accompanied by conditions, comprises criminal punishmentand is “not equivalent to a conditional sentence that would allowthe contemnor to avoid or purge . Liability, on the other hand, would rest on the facts of each case, as it should. Alfredo Valente Hicks, Alfredo J Xlius and Alfredo V Hicks are some of the alias or nicknames that Alfredo has used. We agree with the Court of Appeals that the exceptions to liability in RCW 66.44.270 lend weight to the argument that the statute was not enacted to protect third persons. See id. See McDonnell Douglas, 411 U.S. at 802; see also St. Mary’s Honor Ctr. Steven and Dianne settled with Plaintiffs and are not a party to this appeal. See Davis v. Billy's Con-Teena, Inc., 284 Or. If the minor never obtains the alcohol, the causal chain is stopped. 134 Wash2d 491, 951 P2d 761, 951 P2d 761, Jurisdiction: In a thorough analysis of the legislative history of the 1991 Amendments and the Court's reasoning in Jett, the Johnson court concluded that the 1991 Amendments did not overrule Jett. ', engraving by Hicks, London, ca. The facts concerning the hosted bar are not clear. The majority quotes Burkhart: "Because social hosts are generally unaccustomed to the pressures involved in taking responsibility for the intoxication of their guests, we cannot predict how well social hosts would respond when the scope of their duties would be so ill defined." Plaintiffs appealed to the Court of Appeals. Both commit crimes. If the vendor completes this step the vendor is immune from any criminal or civil liability regarding the sale of alcohol to the minor. v. Hicks, 509 U.S. 502, 518 (1993). Reynolds (Plaintiff) sued the Hickses (Defendants) for serving alcohol to their minor nephew who then injured Plaintiff in an automobile accident. Victims suffer no less at the hands of an intoxicated minor served by a vendor than at the hands of those served by a social host. Reynolds asserted that Hicks had previously disclosed during a management meeting that Hicks had ways of getting rid of CLP's unwanted employees. Co. v. Jerome, 122 Wash.2d 157, 160, 856 P.2d 1095 (1993); Wilson v. Steinbach, 98 Wash.2d 434, 437, 656 P.2d 1030 (1982). Social hosts are not as capable of handling the responsibilities of monitoring their guests' alcohol consumption as are their commercial and quasi-commercial counterparts.... [T]he commercial proprietor has a proprietary interest and profit motive, and should be expected to exercise greater supervision than in the (non-commercial) social setting. Is the host required to card persons at social and family gatherings? at 481, 824 P.2d 483 (emphasis added). A young relative, Steven, is served alcohol. Thus, we have not allowed a cause of action against social hosts to the extent that we have recognized commercial vendor liability. He made his movie debut with the 1961 movie, ‘Angel Baby,’ but his talent came to the fore with his tough boy performance in … sanctions,” Hicks ex Hansen, 118 Wash.2d at 482, 824 P.2d 483. Phone Number: (251) 656-BAYR +5 phones. This is the old version of the H2O platform and is now read-only. 951 P.2d 761 (1998) 134 Wash. 2d 491. A commercial vendor would be subject to suit under similar circumstances, however. [763] In December, 1993, Jamie and Anna Hicks filed a motion for summary judgment on two separate grounds. Whether a party owes a duty to the plaintiff is a question of law. [1] Does I through V are unknown corporations or entities that were allegedly negligent in serving alcoholic beverages to Steven Hicks. See id. Timmy R. REYNOLDS, JoDee Reynolds, and JoDee Reynolds as Guardian ad Litem for Matthew Reynolds, Andrew Reynolds, and Weslee Reynolds, Appellants, v. We did so in Hansen, 118 Wash.2d 476, 824 P.2d 483. It follows that the Legislature did not intend social hosts to be liable to the extent of commercial vendors. At issue is whether the Defendant social hosts who furnished alcohol to a minor owe a duty of care to third persons injured by the intoxicated minor. In Hicks, the Supreme Court held that a trier of fact's rejection of an employer's proffered legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for making a challenged employment decision does not entitle an employee to a judgment as a matter of law unless the employee has of- at 585, 722 P.2d 1363. Yes, if that's what it takes. See id. The Hansen court properly limited its holdings to the facts at hand; the court could not have extended a duty to third parties because the facts did not permit such an extension. 1800, Harry Beard Collection. See Mutual of Enumclaw Ins. Majority at 764 (quoting Burkhart, 110 Wash.2d at 387, 755 P.2d 759). 105 likes. Reynolds v. Hicks - 951 P.2d 761. Kelly, 127 Wash.2d at 39, 896 P.2d 1245. This court has clearly recognized where the Legislature has made it a criminal offense to furnish alcohol to a minor, that minor has a civil cause of action. V. Hicks Contracting LLC. Reynolds, Joshua (Sir), born 1723 - died 1792 (Artist) Hicks, R. (Engravers) Jackson, Peter (Publishers) Materials and Techniques. Three hundred people attended the wedding, including Jamie Hicks' under-age nephew, Steven Hicks. Reynolds v. Hicks 1998 Venue: WA SC Facts: The Hickses get married, and it's a big party, with 300 people there. A third party who is injured by an intoxicated […] 578, 584-85, 722 P.2d 1363 (1986), agreed with the Hostetler court, finding that RCW 66.44.270 does not protect third persons injured by intoxicated minors. This means you can view content but cannot create content. At issue in this case is whether Reynolds is within the class of persons the statute was designed to protect. See id. The Legislature, in criminalizing the act of furnishing or selling alcohol to a minor, has declared that act as the point on which to focus in the causal chain of underage drunk driving. The record before us reveals four specific instances where the school district denied Reynolds promotions. At approximately midnight, Steven Hicks left the reception in his sister Dianne's car. Only the minor who was injured as a result of the violation of the statute may sue the hosts for providing him alcohol. On the contrary, the scope of a duty in this situation would not be ill defined. I am not persuaded, however, by the majority's suggestion that the parental exception to the otherwise criminal prohibition against furnishing alcohol to minors somehow indicates that third parties are not within the statutory protected class. The statute prohibiting commercial vendors from selling alcohol to minors does not provide for exceptions, whereas the prohibition against furnishing alcohol to minors does. We have shown you the names of family groups represented and the material Mrs. Hicks presents . RCW 5.40.050. The motion will be granted, after considering the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, only if reasonable persons could reach but one conclusion. See Wilson, 98 Wash.2d at 437, 656 P.2d 1030. See Young, 99 Wash.2d at 660, 663 P.2d 834. Instead, I would hold that the Defendants are not liable for the reasons expressed in the dissent in Hansen v. Friend, 118 Wash.2d 476, 486-87, 824 P.2d 483 (1992) (Dolliver, J., dissenting). Paragraph V provides that Mr. Hicks "further agrees to pay child support at the rate of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars per month for each child during the minority of said child." The majority ignores this established policy and replaces it with its own version of policy, based on the fact that "an expanded duty to protect third persons raises problematic questions for social hosts in all contexts." Because this exception allows the minor's parent or guardian to give alcohol to a minor if the alcohol is consumed in the presence of the parent or guardian, the majority reasons, it is apparent the statute was not enacted to protect third parties injured by intoxicated minors. Both commit a criminal act by serving alcohol to a minor. Id. Synopsis of Rule of Law. However, it is the social hosts that are in the best position to know the ages of the guest they are serving and to [768] regulate their own conduct so as to avoid committing a crime. Under RCW 66.44.270, it is a criminal act for any person, including a social host, to furnish liquor to a minor. v. Hicks, 509 U.S. 502, 518, 113 S.Ct. The majority bolsters its conclusion that RCW 66.44.270 was not designed to protect third parties by highlighting the exception contained in the statute. (Madsen, J.) See Hansen v. Friend, 118 Wash.2d 476, 479, 824 P.2d 483 (1992) (citing Pedroza v. Bryant, 101 Wash.2d 226, 228, 677 P.2d 166 (1984)). The majority justifies this result based on the parental/guardian exception to criminal liability for furnishing alcohol to minors, explaining the differences between vendors and social hosts, and relying on policy concerns expressed by this court in Burkhart v. Harrod, 110 Wash.2d 381, 386-87, 755 P.2d 759 (1988). See CP at 18 D-F. [1] Washington courts have adopted the test from the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 286 (1965) to determine when a statute may be adopted as a reasonable person's standard of conduct. Judge Bates reserved the second claim for consideration. Purchase, 108 Wash.2d at 228, 737 P.2d 661. Purchase, 108 Wash.2d at 228, 737 P.2d 661. Our ruling in Hansen, as stated above, allowed a limited cause of action for a minor to recover for his or her alcohol related injuries. The majority, however, leaves us with the rule that a person commits a crime by furnishing alcohol to a minor, and yet avoids all civil liability for the consequences of that same act. Bishop v. Bishop, 90 N.C. App. Thank you. This contradicts common sense. In conclusion, we decline to extend social host liability to third persons injured by intoxicated minors. This statute establishes that a social host owes a duty of reasonable care not to furnish alcohol to a minor. We are locally owned and family operated company, currently servicing the Portland Metro area. Thus, once a duty is owed, the well established principles of negligence limit and shape the possibility and scope of any recovery. A third party injured by an intoxicated minor should be able to maintain an action against the social host when this duty is breached and the injuries are proximately caused by the breach. Previous cases indicate injured third parties are members of the class protected under RCW 66.44.270. at 482, 824 P.2d 483. No specific amount was pleaded in the complaint; rather, the amount was set to be proven at trial. See RCW 4.84.270. The majority, however, prefers to prohibit any cause of action as a matter of law, rather than allowing these principles to dictate the remedies available to third parties injured by underage drunk drivers. Judge James Bates of the King County Superior Court granted the Defendants' motion for summary judgment on the first issue, finding that the Defendant social hosts did not owe a duty to third parties injured by the intoxicated minor. Current Address: SHJO State Highway 225, Bay Minette, AL. Thank you. No. Purchase held an injured third party has a negligence per se claim against a vendor who sells alcohol to a minor. Their under-age nephew drank alcohol at the party and then got into an automobile accident, injuring Plaintiff. The defendant is considered the "prevailing party" for purposes of RCW 4.84.250 if the plaintiff recovers either nothing or a sum not exceeding that offered by the defendant in settlement. [3] The Oregon Supreme Court, when interpreting a similar statute that made it unlawful for any person other than a minor's parent or guardian to give alcohol to a minor, held that the statute was intended to protect minors, not third persons, from injury. Kelly, 127 Wash.2d at 39-40, 896 P.2d 1245. Rather, the court found that the statute protects minors from their own injuries as a result of their intoxication. . [6] Timothy Reynolds sought damages for physical and mental injuries he sustained as a result of the accident and other damages to be proven at trial. Hansen is consistent with the rulings of the Court of Appeals which indicate that although RCW 66.44.270 does not protect third persons, it does protect minors [766] from injuries to themselves as a result of their alcohol consumption. Hansen, 118 Wash.2d at 486, 824 P.2d 483 (quoting Burkhart, 110 Wash.2d at 388, 755 P.2d 759). Hicks v. Lewis, No. If you are looking for help with your case summary then we offer a comprehensive writing service provided by fully qualified academics in your field of study. This is the old version of the H2O platform and is now read-only. The majority reaches its conclusion, in part, by stating Hansen did not extend social host liability to injured third parties, but rather created a limited cause of action for injured, intoxicated minors against the social host who furnished them alcohol. For these reasons, I respectfully dissent. Hansen, 118 Wash.2d at 483, 824 P.2d 483. RCW 66.20.210 provides the commercial vendor with a way to immunize itself from civil liability for alcohol-related injuries resulting from the sale of alcohol to a minor. CitationReynolds v. Hicks, 951 P.2d 761, 134 Wn.2d 491, 1998 Wash. LEXIS 83 (Wash. Feb. 26, 1998) Brief Fact Summary. Thus, the court concluded that the injured third person was not a member of the class of persons RCW 66.44.270 was designed to protect. A vendor owes a duty to third parties, whereas a social host does not. Subsequently, Judge Richard D. Eadie entered an order granting Defendants' second motion and all claims were dismissed against Jamie and Anna Hicks. Burgess, Fitzer, Leighton & Phillips, Timothy Gosselin, Tacoma, Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association. Also the address of Mrs. Hicks if you desire to read more you may purchase the book from Mrs. Hicks… Contacts (9) Locations (5) Family (3) Social (58) CP at 18D; CP at 76. On March 20, 1964, Mrs. Hicks made application for a citation for contempt against Mr. Hicks alleging that he had failed to pay child support as provided by the decree. Thus, we find that Jamie and Anna Hicks did not owe a duty to Mr. Reynolds in this case. We find that such an expansion is not warranted by the statute or Washington case law. See McDonnell Douglas, 411 U.S. at 802, 93 S.Ct. The general prohibition against serving alcohol to minors does not apply to parents. Stella Reynolds Hicks, Age 74. aka Stella Reynolds Black. After dinner, drinks were available at a hosted bar. Second, they stated that assuming Washington does extend social host liability to third persons, the minor in this case was not "obviously intoxicated" at the time he was served alcohol. Defendants moved for summary judgment and the trial court granted it, finding that Washington law did not create social host liability for serving alcohol to a minor to third parties injured by the intoxicated minor. Get Reynolds v. Hicks, 951 P.2d 761 (1998), Supreme Court of Washington, case facts, key issues, and holdings and reasonings online today. London (published) Date. See Hostetler v. Ward, 41 Wash.App. Jamie and Anna Hicks did not owe a duty to Mr. Reynolds in this case. Clerk's Papers (CP) at 80, 94-95. Must the host obtain a breathalyzer to check all minor guests before leaving the premises? Ultimate liability also cannot be found without affirmative findings regarding the remaining three elements of negligence, namely breach of the duty, resulting injury, and proximate cause. The Court of Appeals in Mills v. Estate of Schwartz, 44 Wash.App. See CP at 18 D-F. Also the children of Mr. Reynolds sought damages for their loss of companionship and future financial and emotional support of their father. The majority holds a social host who furnishes alcohol to a minor, in violation of a criminal statute, does not owe a duty of care to third persons injured by that intoxicated minor. Written and curated by real attorneys at Quimbee. Comments by Maya Mills, Associate and media and privacy law specialist in the Dispute Resolution at top London law firm Payne Hicks Beach feature in the article addressing the Reynolds factor is 'not a checklist' for purposes of defence under section 4 of the Defamation Act 2013 (Serafin v Malkiewicz and others), first published online and in Lexis Nexis LNB News on 3 June 2020 and … [762] James R. Ihnot, Kirkland, for Appellant. Hansen, 118 Wash.2d at 482, 824 P.2d 483. 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