Supreme Court of Connecticut
Gregory Demond, Coadministrator (estate of Benjamin Demond) v. Project Service, LLC
June 11, 2019331 Conn. 816
Summary
The court held that the defendants' contractual promises to prohibit alcohol consumption and loitering at a highway service plaza did not, without an express undertaking or unambiguous intent to protect highway travelers, create a duty under section 324A to prevent off-premises injuries caused by an intoxicated driver. The court also held that the plaintiffs failed to establish the increased-risk or reliance predicates for section 324A liability. It affirmed summary judgment on the public nuisance claims because the intoxicated driver's voluntary consumption and decision to drive was the sole proximate cause under the governing common-law principles.