Selwyn v. Ward, 879 A.2d 882 (R.I. 2005).
she used the alcohol at the previous gathering to mix up a batch of
"Jungle Juice," a combination of Kool-Aid and Everclear--and le the
remaining grain alcohol in the barn. She did not purchase the bottle
for re use or " re play."
that consumption of grain alcohol by teenagers can lead to "rapid in-
toxication" and young adults will typically engage in risky or danger-
ous behavior when severely impaired by alcohol. He further testi ed
that grain alcohol is extremely ammable and it was foreseeable that
teenagers who drink grain alcohol would o en light it on re.
care when it sold the grain alcohol to Lauren Andrews. Although she
admitted that the injury was not due to the intoxication of a minor,
but rather "horseplay," Selwyn argued that RC Liquors was aware, or
should have been aware that recipes and Web sites encouraged " re
play" with grain alcohol and that adolescents tend to ignite grain
alcohol. Further, the Plainti argued that RC Liquors violated the
Dram Shop Act, which supported her claim for negligence as a matter
of public policy. Second, Strict Liability: e Plainti also alleged that
selling grain alcohol to a minor was an ultrahazardous or abnormally
dangerous activity, which warranted the application of strict liability.