NICHOLS v. DOBLER

Docket No. 228050.

655 N.W.2d 787 (2002)

253 Mich. App. 530

Steven NICHOLS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jonathan DOBLER, Defendant, and Jeffrey Maldonado, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided October 25, 2002, at 9:00 a.m.

Released for Publication January 23, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Fette, Kalamazoo, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Straub, Seaman & Allen, P.C. (by Douglas C. Allen), St. Joseph, for Jeffrey Maldonado.

Before: NEFF, P.J., and WHITE and OWENS, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant Jeffrey Maldonado appeals as of right from a judgment awarding plaintiff $577,267.21, following a jury trial, in this action involving social host liability arising from an assault on plaintiff by a minor who was served alcohol. We affirm.

Plaintiff was repeatedly hit with a hammer by defendant Jonathan Dobler at a party hosted by defendant Maldonado. Plaintiff's complaint alleged that Maldonado was negligent in serving alcohol to Dobler...

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