Hoover Corners, Inc. v. Conklin

Defendant/cross-defendant Thomas J. Conklin appeals as of right an order of judgment granting defendant/cross-plaintiff Hoover Comers, Inc.’s motion for summary disposition on its cross-claim for indemnification. We reverse and remand. In this case, we are asked to interpret MCL 436.22(7); MSA 18.993(7), a statutory provision in the dramshop act that allows a licensee to receive indemnification from an intoxicated person for all damages awarded against the licensee.

Plaintiff Luke Miller and defendant Conklin were at the Hoover Comers bar. Miller left to go to another bar, and Conklin, who…