Beer vendor liable for drunk driver

[selena]

Well, for starters, where I work doesn't have servers. So I'm not clear on the law where servers become the middle man between patron and bartender.

I would assume they would only get added to the liablility chain, not that I would become absolved.

I simply know that under my state's law, I'm responsible. If you drink all night somewhere else, come in my bar, have one drink, then go kill someone, I am liable. No matter what twist you put on it, if I provide you with alcohol, and something comes up, I'm liable. Others may be as well, but I'm certainly in the chain of *legal* responsibility. Which has nothing to do with responsiblity that makes any damned sense.

As to the not serving intoxicated people, well, that is a law that bars simply don't abide by. They can't. With a .08 bac, it wouldn't take long to clear out your nights crowd.

And, another strange but true fact...say you have a drinking problem, and your spouse requests that I not serve you anymore. Ever. Because you are a drunk. If I'm under notice not to serve you and I do, I've broken the Indiana law.