HOUSER V. STATE
540 P.2d 412 (1975)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a dispute over the legal drinking age. Houser (P) sought
review of a judgment in favor of the State (D) and its agencies, in a class action
challenging the constitutionality of the legislation establishing a minimum age of 21 for
the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
FACTS: Houser (P) brought a class action suit against the State challenging the
constitutionality of legislation that established the minimum drinking age to be 21. P
contended that this discrimination violated equal protection and that 18 year olds were
adults for all other purposes other than drinking and that no scientific facts could support
the State's conclusions. The State countered with two technical studies and a single federal
case that upheld a Pennsylvania statute that limited drinking to those 21 and over. The
trial court rendered summary judgment in favor of D and P appealed challenging the court's
judicial notice of the State's studies and its refusal to grant a trial on the merits.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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