1. Drinking and Vandalism Taylor Laird, DeShaun Carpenter, Justin Harvey

2. Facts of the Case

3.  Bixby Frog Festival took place from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM.  Vendors were told to check for Identification before selling alcohol.  Teenagers knew it was easy to get alcohol because the vendors said it would take to long to check everyone’s ID at a one day event.  Four teenagers drank all day and one of them got a cut.  They broke into an empty cabin for a bandage.  Started horse playing and drinking some wine coolers.  Vandalized the house including: vomit, blood, and broken objects and furniture everywhere. Occurring Events

4.  Michael Krelek- Teen involved in the breaking in and vandalizing of the Brown’s cabin; drove the car drunk; threw the first pillow.  Yvonne Auclaire- Teen involved in the breaking in and vandalizing of the Brown’s cabin; cut foot and agreed to get in the cabin for bandage; got blood all over floor and couch.  Steve Haines- Teen involved in the breaking in and vandalizing of the Brown’s cabin; vomited on furniture, carpet, and curtains after drinking wine coolers.  Jodi Porter- Teen involved in the breaking in and vandalizing of the Brown’s cabin; threw expensive antique clock. Key Figures

5.  Bill and Jane Brown- Owners of cabin that was vandalized by the teens  Ed Rice- Vendor at the Festival; identified the four teens and how much they drank.  Cheryl Knotts- member of the festival planning committee; admitted that they did not go to the necessary measures to make sure that teens did not get alcohol.  Jonathan Allen- chair of the festival planning committee Key Figures

6.  All of the teens admit that they planned on going to the festival to drink alcohol.  None of the vendors were warned about checking ID’s.  The planning committee knew that there was an issue with underage drinking and people getting drunk.  The planning committee said that they overlooked teen drinking because the festival was only one day long.  The Brown’s came home to around $10,000 in damage to their cabin.  Brown’s sued planning committee for not being more responsible about checking ID’s. Facts of the Case

7.  In all states in the U.S., it is illegal for any person with a license to sell alcohol to sell it to those under the age of 21.  Civil Damages Act (1994) states that if any person that suffers an injury by bodily harm, property damage, financial loss, or ability to work can sue the person that sold the intoxicated person the alcohol.  In this case, the vendors were run by the festival’s planning committee, so they are the ones held responsible for the teenagers actions. Relevant Laws

8.  Based on the events that occurred and the laws that are applicable, the verdict is that the Bixby Frog Festival Planning Committee is guilty of selling the alcohol to the minors as well as responsible for the teens causing $10,000 in property damage to the Brown’s home. The planning committee should have to pay for the damages and take extensive measures to restrict minors from getting alcohol in the future festivals. Verdict