Court Finds That Plaintiff Stated Valid Cause of Action For Negligence Against Adults For Serving Alcohol To Minor in a Fatality Case

In the case of Sheik v. Morgan, No. 10244 of 2022 C.A. (C.P. Lawr. Co. Nov. 30, 2022 Motto, P.J.), the court overruled a Defendant’s Preliminary Objections in part in a case in which the Plaintiffs allege negligence against adult Defendants for allowing or encouraging underage drinking in their homes.

According to the Opinion, the case arose out of an event during which the Plaintiff’s child spent the night at a friend’s house at which she was allegedly allowed to consume alcohol at that home and two (2) other homes that were visited during the course of the evening.  While the minor was at one of the residences, the minor, in an allegedly intoxicateed state, allegedly attempted to take steps leading from a garage to a basement when she allegedly fell and allegedgly suffered injuries to her head. The minor tragically died from her injuries approximately six (6) days later.