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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLV
TORTS
Chapter 768
NEGLIGENCE
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F.S. 768.125
768.125 Liability for injury or damage resulting from intoxication.A person who sells or furnishes alcoholic beverages to a person of lawful drinking age shall not thereby become liable for injury or damage caused by or resulting from the intoxication of such person, except that a person who willfully and unlawfully sells or furnishes alcoholic beverages to a person who is not of lawful drinking age or who knowingly serves a person habitually addicted to the use of any or all alcoholic beverages may become liable for injury or damage caused by or resulting from the intoxication of such minor or person.
History.s. 1, ch. 80-37.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 768.125
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Cases Citing Statute 768.125

Total Results: 20

Guardianship of Jacquelyn Anne Faircloth v. Main Street Entertainment, Inc., etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-03-07

Snippet: dram-shop exception contained in section 768.125, Florida Statutes, against a vendor who willfully

ROLANDO ORAMA GARCIA v. SERGE MYRTIL

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-08-02

Snippet: Nightclub pursuant to Florida’s Dram Shop Law, § 768.125, Florida Statutes, based on allegations that the

Hayes Robertson Group v. Cherry

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-12

Citation: 260 So. 3d 1126

Snippet: exception in Florida’s Dram Shop Act, section 768.125, Florida Statutes (2014), permitting a claim of

VINCENT CHARLES SALERNO, etc., ESTATE OF SUSAN M. SALERNO v. DEL MAR FINANCIAL SERVICE, LLC, GLADSTONE LAW GROUP, P.A.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-06-06

Citation: 248 So. 3d 1186

Snippet: to state a cause of action based upon section 768.125, Florida Statutes (2013), but that statute does

Gonzalez v. Stoneybrook West Golf Club, LLC

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-07-14

Citation: 225 So. 3d 891, 2017 WL 2988826, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 10096

Snippet: dram shop liability statute, codified at section 768.125, Florida Statutes (2014). This statute provides

Okeechobee Aerie 4137, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Inc. v. Wilde

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-08-03

Citation: 199 So. 3d 333, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 11736, 2016 WL 4132105

Snippet: they were negligent and in violation of section 768.125, Florida Statutes, for serving alcohol to “a person

Stephanie De La Torre, Humberto Miranda, and Carla Gallardo v. Flanigan's Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Flanigan's Bar and Grill

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-03-09

Citation: 187 So. 3d 330, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 3606

Snippet: court dismissed the suit, finding that section 768.125, Florida Statutes (2011), . insulated businesses

Evans v. McCabe 415, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-04-10

Citation: 168 So. 3d 238, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 5197, 2015 WL 1609930

Snippet: statute, codified at section 768.125, Florida Statutes. Section 768.125, Florida Statutes (2009), provides

Hall v. West

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-01-07

Citation: 157 So. 3d 329, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 110, 2015 WL 72346

Snippet: found in Bardy” We agree. Section 768.125,' Florida Statutes (2008), is at play in this case:

Case v. Newman

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-12-17

Citation: 154 So. 3d 1151, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 20438, 2014 WL 7202971

Snippet: facie case of any violation of section 768.125.3 Section 768.125, Florida Statutes (2010), provides: A

Weber v. Marino Parking Systems, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-11-02

Citation: 100 So. 3d 729, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 19090, 2012 WL 5373438

Snippet: who sell or furnish alcoholic beverages. See § 768.125, Fla. Stat. (2007) (limiting liability for consequences

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Grossman

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-06-27

Citation: 96 So. 3d 917, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 10480, 2012 WL 2400887

Snippet: negligent furnishing of alcoholic beverages. E.g., § 768.125, Fla. Stat. (1980). However, these duties were

Hetherly v. Sawgrass Tavern Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-03-12

Citation: 975 So. 2d 1266, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 3468, 2008 WL 649574

Snippet: on what basis should Judges read into section 768.125 an implied civil law avoidance of the forcible

Quarantello v. Leroy

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-02-15

Citation: 977 So. 2d 648, 2008 WL 397349

Snippet: terminology, "shall have no cause of action"); § 768.125, Fla. Stat. (2007) (using the phrase, "shall not

Kaminer v. ECKERD CORP. OF FLORIDA, INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-10-03

Citation: 966 So. 2d 452, 2007 WL 2847967

Snippet: liability was based on a specific statute, section 768.125, which makes a seller of alcohol liable where there

Luque v. Ale House Management, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-08-24

Citation: 962 So. 2d 1062, 2007 WL 2403171

Snippet: House breached its duty to Luque under section 768.125, Florida Statutes, when it knowingly sold him a

Murphy v. Southern Mutual Management Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-09-06

Citation: 936 So. 2d 786, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 14835, 2006 WL 2547276

Snippet: that morning, alleging a violation of section 768.125, Florida Statutes (2000), which provides: A person

ESTATE OF MASSAD EX REL. WILSON v. Granzow

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-11-17

Citation: 886 So. 2d 1050, 2004 WL 2600137

Snippet: of law" in Florida. Granzow argues that section 768.125, Florida Statutes (2003), acts as a "complete limitation

Grobman v. Posey

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-12-31

Citation: 863 So. 2d 1230, 2003 WL 23094824

Snippet: alcohol to a person under twenty-one. Section 768.125, Florida Statutes (1991) provided that a "culpable

Fritsch v. Rocky Bayou Country Club, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-11-16

Citation: 799 So. 2d 433, 2001 WL 1439881

Snippet: use of ... alcoholic beverages" under section 768.125, Florida Statutes (1997).[1] The trial court granted