LIABILITY ISSUES
Social hosts were denied summary dismissal after a drunken guest
got into an accident, injuring the plaintiff, after the guest had
first made it home safely.
Williams v
Richard, 2018 ONCA 889
FACTS AND ISSUES:
Mr. Williams and Mr. Richard were work colleagues and got
together several times a week after work to drink beer. On the day
in issue, Mr. Williams consumed approximately 15 cans of beer over
the course of about 3 hours at the residence of Mr. Richard's
mother, Eileen Richard. Beyond threatening to call the police, Mr.
Richard did not do anything further to prevent Mr. Williams from
driving drunk. Shortly after leaving Mrs. Richard's residence,
Mr. Williams loaded his children in his car and drove the
babysitter home.
