UJI 13-1666 NMRA
UJI 13-1666. Liability for social hosts in a licensed establishment.
To establish the claim against _______________ (name of defendant),
___________________ (name of plaintiff) has the burden of proving the following
elements:
1.
_____________________ (name of defendant) provided alcoholic
beverages to ___________________________ (name of guest or plaintiff);
2.
At the time ___________________ (name of defendant) provided the
alcoholic beverages to ________________ (name of guest or plaintiff),
______________________ (name of guest or plaintiff) was intoxicated;
3.
__________________ (name of defendant) provided the alcoholic
beverages recklessly; and
4.
___________________ (name of guest or plaintiff)’s intoxication was a
cause of ____________ (name of guest or plaintiff)’s [injuries and] damages.
[To prove that ______________ (name of defendant) provided alcoholic beverages
to __________________ (name of guest or plaintiff), ____________________ (name of
plaintiff) must prove that ______________________ (name of defendant) had some
responsibility for or control over the service of alcohol to ____________ (name of guest
or plaintiff). You must consider all of the circumstances. For example, you may consider
whether _______________ (name of defendant) set up a gathering for a specific
purpose or benefit to ______________ (name of defendant), such as to celebrate an
event, or to promote business goodwill; whether _____________ (name of defendant)
arranged in advance for the provision of food and beverages or; whether
______________________ (name of defendant) invited _______________ (name of
guest or plaintiff) to attend as ______________________ (name of defendant)’s guest.
The presence or absence of a particular circumstance does not necessarily resolve
whether _______________ (name of defendant) had some responsibility for or control
over the provision of alcohol to __________________ (name of guest of plaintiff).]