Sager v. McClenden’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “"The cause of action created by the majority has far reaching consequences. It takes little imagination to anticipate the vast number of claims by persons who injure themselves while intoxicated. The alarm was aptly rung by the Illinois Court of Appeals in Holmes v. Rolando, 320 Ill. App. 475 , 51 N.E.2d 786 (1943): "`* * * Pause, if you will and contemplate the vast number of claims that may be urged by drunks, if they were entitled to every expense and injury that are natural concomitants of intoxication. Surely, the legislature did not intend them to be compensative under this statute.' 320 Ill App. at 482-83 [ 51 N.E.2d 786 ]." 59 Or App at 165 , 650 P.2d 1002 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. Sager v. McClenden

2. “that licensees or permittees are liable both for damages `incurred' by intoxicated persons as well as damages `caused by' intoxicated persons.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sager v. McClenden

3. “if the decedent might have maintained an action, had he lived, against the wrongdoer for an injury done by the same act or omission.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sager v. McClenden