Summary
A bar that served alcohol to an intoxicated woman could not be held liable for negligence concerning her claim she was later raped by a third party at a neighboring hotel, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge has ruled.
The woman argued that even though the rape occurred at a different location by an individual who did not work at the bar, the bar's conduct proximately caused her to be assaulted.See the full content of this document
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Bar Found Not Liable for Rape of Intoxicated Patron
But Judge Paul E. Troy disagreed and granted summary judgment in favor of the bar, finding that the rape was a superseding and intervening event, thereby breaking the chain of causation and precluding a finding of liability.
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