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150.11 Dram Shop Act--Burden of Proof--Injury to Means of Support by an Intoxicated Person--Tavern Operator and Property Owner Both Sued [In this lawsuit,] [In Count ___,] plaintiff [name of plaintiff] claims [name] is entitled to recover damages from the defendant. The plaintiff must prove: First, [name of intoxicated person] was intoxicated at the time of the [incident or event, e.g., collision]. Second, the defendant [name of tavern operator], or his agents or servants, sold or gave intoxicating liquors consumed by [name of intoxicated person]. Third, the liquor thus consumed caused the intoxication of [name of intoxicated person]. Fourth, [name of intoxicated person]'s intoxication was at least one cause of [name of injured person]'s [injury] [death]. Fifth, as a result of the occurrence, [name of plaintiff] [one or more of the following: [names of real parties in interest]] [has] [have] suffered [injury] [to [his] [their] means of support] [damage to his property]. In his case against the defendant [name of property owner], the plaintiff has the burden of proving all of the foregoing propositions and also must prove the further propositions that the defendant [name of property owner] [either] [owned], [rented], [leased] [or] [permitted the occupation of] the premises knowing that alcoholic liquors were to be sold there [or] [although [owning], [renting], [leasing] [or] [permitting the occupation of] the premises for purposes other than selling alcoholic liquors, knowingly permitted them to be sold there].