McKnight v. Carter

Plaintiff appeals as of right from orders dated July 16, 1984, and August 16, 1984, granting summary judgment to defendant Curtis L. Johnson, doing business as C.J.’s Lounge. No judgment was entered in regard to defendant Marvel Carter and he is not a party to this appeal.

At approximately 11:00 p.m. on December 14, 1980, defendant Marvel Carter entered defendant Curtis L. Johnson’s bar, C.J.’s Lounge, in Flint, Michigan. Carter had consumed no alcoholic beverages for at least four or five hours prior to entering defendant’s establishment. During the 30 to 45 minutes that Carter was in…