CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- The Wyoming Supreme Court must decide whether to uphold state law protecting bar owners from legal action stemming from the actions of intoxicated patrons.
The court heard arguments Wednesday on a lawsuit filed by relatives of a couple killed by a drunken driver. The couple's relatives want to sue bar owners.
John and Carol Munkberg of Ten Sleep died in the 2008 Big Horn County crash. Police say 41-year-old Randall LaBrie of Malta, Mont., was driving drunk when he hit the Munkbergs' pickup. LaBrie and his two passengers also died.
A district judge last year dismissed the Munkberg survivors' lawsuit against bar owners Doug and Denny Freier. The judge noted that a 2003 state supreme court ruling said bar owners who legally serve alcohol aren't responsible for their patrons' actions.
