State high court may end a protection for party hosts in alcohol suits

Jessica Manosa was 20 when she decided to throw a party at an unoccupied rental home her parents owned — without their permission. Word of the bash in Diamond Bar spread by text message, and many who showed up did not even know Manosa, according to court records. They drank liquor, danced and got drunk. One of the partygoers was asked to leave after he began dropping his pants while dancing. As he drove away, he ran over another inebriated guest, a 19-year-old student, killing him.