Smith v. Shagnasty's Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• remarking in dram-shop action that “[ejvidenee of a person’s blood-alcohol level, if available, is important evidence of intoxication”
• reversing summary judgment ruling in favor of bar where patron had a beer in her hand, was visibly intoxicated, and “because of the presumably short timeframe between service and the attack” on another patron
• supreme court retains discretion to decide issues on review of decision of court of appeals, whether or not raised in the applications for further review
• supreme court retains discretion to decide issues on review of decision of court of appeals, whether or not raised in the applications for further review
• Iowa's Dram Shop statute provides a remedy against a licensee for injuries sustained as a result of the sale and service of alcohol to an intoxicated person
• “An inference is legitimate if it is ‘rational, reasonable, and otherwise permissible under the governing substantive law.’ ” (quoting McIlravy v. N. River Ins., 653 N.W.2d 323, 328 (Iowa 2002))

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).