Dram shop plaintiffs didn’t need eyewitness 
Published: March 12, 2013
Tags: dram shop, eyewitness, negligence
Plaintiffs in a dram shop case were not required to provide eyewitness testimony to prove that the other driver was served an alcoholic beverage while visibly intoxicated, the New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
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