The Nation - News from Nov. 28, 1985
A party host is responsible for damages if an underage drinker later is involved in a traffic accident, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled. It upheld a state Court of Appeals ruling that the state liquor law governs private people as well as retailers. At issue was a lawsuit by the family of Jamie Longstreth, 19, of Midland County, who was killed in a traffic accident in 1979, after drinking an unspecified amount of liquor at a wedding.
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