Lamson v. Martin

Plaintiff appeals as of right following a verdict of no cause of action against defendant. His suit was premised on social host liability. Defendant purchased alcohol for Shirley Jo Lund, a seventeen-year-old minor. Lund, while intoxicated, drove a pickup truck into another vehicle killing plaintiff’s son.

On appeal, in No. 157051, plaintiff argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict on the issue of negligence. He argues that the trial court demeaned and belittled plaintiff’s trial counsel and erred in refusing to allow a witness to give opinion testimony.…