ALBANY – A Finger Lakes vineyard is not liable for a deadly crash in which a tasting-room employee, intoxicated on the winery’s free beverages, struck and killed one motorcyclist and severely injured another just after leaving work, a judge ruled.
Acting Wayne County Supreme Court Justice Dennis Kehoe (See Profile) rejected arguments seeking to hold Hazlitt’s 1852 Vineyards & Winery responsible for the fatal collision under various theories, including common law negligence and a violation of the state Dram Shop Law.
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