This is true in the US as well, if the bartender/server can obviously tell the person is drunk and allow them to continue to drink, and they kill somebody in an accident, then the entire establishment can be held liable.
It has happened a few times that I can remember. > -----Original Message----- > From: Duane Boudreau [mailto:duane@;cfexperts.com] > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 2:06 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Gun Company Must Pay Teacher's Widow > > Actually in some areas of Canada, Nova Scotia at least, the bar owner can > be > held liable if the individual is not cut off prior to becoming overly > intoxicated. Where the line is I cant/don't remember. > > One of the things I was taught in mixology (the only class I passed my > first > go around in university) course was how to fool a problem drunk into > thinking they were still being served. (You place your finger over the > jigger, upend the bottle as if pouring and rim the glass with your > finger). > This was done to prevent problems at the bar with drunks. > > Duane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
