if my friend got drunk in someone elses house when he was a minor does that make the owners ( our mutual friends parents) responsible for it?
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to answer from a strictly legal point of view - yes there is a responsibility issue to be raised. from a practical point, i would refuse to litigate such an issue for the simple reason that you have to find an argument to convince a jury that an injury occured while in the care of said owners.
if this is an isolated incident go on - if this happens on a regular basis contact child protective services.
I'm pretty sure it does make them responsible for it since he was in there house. But then again, that may only be if theywere the actual ones who gave the alcohol to him. Hope this helps : ) !
Yes. If they knowingly supplied the alcohol or knew the minor was consuming alcohol on the premises. There might be some leniency in the eyes of the court if they could prove the minor sneaked alcohol or took it without their knowledge. Even then, it could be argued that by having alcohol in the house where minors have access to it, the parents were being negligent.
Yes, especially if the adults were home at the time. They can be charged with "contributing to a minor" or something like that.
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