Klotz v. Persenaire

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order granting summary judgment for defendants under GCR 1963, 117.2(1) on the ground that plaintiff failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. In her complaint as personal representative of the estate of Karl Klotz, her deceased son, plaintiff alleged that the proximate cause of Karl’s drowning death was defendants’ negligent furnishing of alcohol to Karl, aged 18, in violation of MCL 436.33(1); MSA 18.1004(1), and defendants Persenaires’ negligence in allowing Karl and others to use the Persenaires’ powerboat while in an intoxicated…