Estate of Hernandez v. Bd. of Regents

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that statutes proscribing underage drinking give rise to a duty by non-licensees to refrain from furnishing alcohol to minors
• recognizing public policy, societal and technological changes as factors in evolution of tort law
• explaining that courts should interpret statutes “in a way that harmonizes them and gives rational meaning to both”
• explaining that a criminal statute “may establish a tort duty” if it is designed to protect a class of people against the risk of the type of harm that occurred because the statute was violated
• noting that “Arizona’s courts have repeatedly followed” Restatement § 26 390
• examining statute’s history, effects, wording, and the context of the overall legislative scheme

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).