LAWS 2202 Study Guide - Wiki, Dinner Theater
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The local case of childs v. desormeaux1 is one regarding social host liability. Desormeaux attended a bring your own booze" new years eve party. He had a history of driving under the influence that the hosts were well aware of. Before mr. desormeaux left the party with two passengers in his car he was asked by mr. courrier if he was okay to drive, he confirmed he was. On his way home mr. desormeaux was involved in a car accident that killed a passenger and left 3 seriously injured, including zoe childs, who was paralyzed from the waist down. The central legal issue at hand is if social hosts can be held accountable for their guests actions after they have left their house intoxicated and have injured a third party. In this case the trial judge believed the injuries childs suffered should have been foreseeable by the hosts. Regardless of this he dismissed the case because of policies.
