RINKS v. BEARSS

No. 35249-1-I.

921 P.2d 558 (1996)

83 Wash.App. 334

Marianne RINKS, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Riley E. Rinks, deceased; David A. Rinks, Nancy Whitfield, Michael Rinks, Ronald Rinks and Susan Mariotti, Respondents, v. Bernard BEARSS, a single person, Defendant, Person & Person, Inc., a Washington corporation, dba Person Lanes; and Keith Uddenberg, Inc., a Washington corporation, dba Stockmarket Foods, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

August 26, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret A. Sundberg, Gregory Dale Fuller, Mary H. Spillane, Seattle, for Person & Person.

Malcolm L. Edwards, Andrew C. Gauen, Seattle, for Keith Uddenberg.

Douglass Alan North, Tom Chambers, Gail M. Lundgren, Seattle, for Rinks.

Klaus Otto Snyder, Tacoma, for Powell.


BAKER, Chief Judge.

Keith Uddenberg, Inc. (KUI) and Person & Person, Inc. (PPI) appeal a judgment finding them liable for proximately causing the death of Riley Rinks and injuries to Marianne Rinks. KUI sold beer to a minor, Covert, who gave it to another minor, Bearss. Bearss drove while intoxicated and collided with the Rinks's van. KUI argues that the duty of care of a commercial vendor of alcohol does not extend to...

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