Pollard v. Village of Ovid

This is a civil damage action against social hosts who allegedly unlawfully furnished alcohol to a person under twenty-one years of age. The underage drinker was subsequently involved in an automobile accident and an adult passenger, Randy Pollard, was killed. Plaintiff, the decedent’s personal representative, appeals as of right from the trial court’s order granting the Bancrofts’ motion for summary disposition. We affirm the trial court’s order and hold that plaintiff is precluded from bringing a cause of action against social hosts for furnishing alcohol to a minor when plaintiff’s…