Baldridge v. Eastman's, Inc.

Plaintiff, a customer at defendant restaurant, was severely injured as a result of an assault upon him by another customer of the establishment. Originally, the plaintiff filed a complaint seeking damages on two different counts, one being based on the common-law theory of unsafe premises and the other under the provisions of the dramshop act. MCLA 436.22; MSA 18.993. Prior to trial the common-law count was settled for $4000 and the parties proceeded to trial on the dramshop count. The jury returned a verdict of $25,000 in favor of plaintiff and judgment was entered in that amount against…