Legal Question in Consumer Law in Georgia

I reserved a banquet room in April of 2013 - asked on many occasions about the ability to serve alcohol and if they had a contract I could sign...was told repeatedly we could have beer and wine and that there was nothing I needed to sign...wedding is in June. Now 5 months out, they are saying because it is a county building they have "told me wrong" and I cannot serve alcohol without getting approval from the county commissioners and they don't think they will approve...and they have now "found" a contract that states that. Their employee admits she told me wrong, admits she never gave me the contract, etc. I cannot find another venue at this point. Two questions, can I make them relent? And secondly, if I go ahead and sign the contract and serve it anyway, what will happen?


Asked on 1/11/14, 3:52 am

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Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

Since you now know it would be illegal to serve alcohol you could be arrested and go to prison (and be sued) if you do. Unfortunately, this is a case where you scrfewed up badly. You don't "reserve" things verbally. That needs to be in writing. So either you get the county's approval or you pick another venue, or you don't serve alcohol. Note that if you do serve alcohol, it is vital that you get at least several million dollars in insurance coverage, as if a drunk guest kills someone on the way home, you will be sued.

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Answered on 1/11/14, 6:11 am


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