Bodell v. Califf

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order granting defendant-appellee, Willard M. Christensen, doing business as Thunderbird Lounge, summary disposition on the basis that plaintiff failed to "name and retain” the alleged intoxicated party as required by MCL 436.22(5); MSA 18.993(5). We affirm.

The instant complaint was filed on January 25, 1985. In the complaint, plaintiff alleged that on April 7, 1984, defendant Ernest L. Califf, the alleged intoxicated person (aip), was heading south on Whitehall Road in Montague, Michigan. Plaintiff was proceeding north when CalifFs vehicle crossed the…