Houghtaling v. Chapman

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from the entry of accelerated judgment in favor of defendants.

Plaintiffs filed suit against defendants on July 30, 1981, alleging that on December 24, 1980, plaintiff William Houghtaling ate two brownie cookies which contained marijuana while at his place of employment, an Oldsmobile plant in Lansing. The complaint alleges that the brownies were made by defendant Chapman and offered to William Houghtaling by defendant Pentecost. According to plaintiffs, the ingestion of the brownies caused William Houghtaling to lose control of his arms, legs and speech,…