QUESTION PRESENTED Did Brady violate Michigan Law by knowingly allowing minors to consume alcohol on her real property where she was present in hosting a social gathering for her daughter’s birthday. BRIEF ANSWER Most likely, yes. Brady did knowingly allow minors to consume alcohol on her real property. A homeowner may be responsible for knowingly allowing minors to consume alcohol if the homeowner hosted the party, controlled the real property, was present for the entire party where a majority of minors were drinking and had been in the vicinity of the minors consuming alcohol. Based on the evidence, there is a high degree of probability that Brady knowingly allowed minors to consume alcohol. STATEMENT OF FACTS Our client, Brady hosted a party on her real property in Ann-Arbor Michigan on July 18th, 2015 for her 15-year-old daughter. Memorandum from Catherine Archibald, Senior Partner, ABC Law Firm, to Dual Degree ALTA Law Clerk, Social Host Liability – William and Julie Brady, 2 (Sept. 2, 2015). At the party, consumption of alcohol by minors occurred. Id. at 2. Brady did not personally witness the consumption of alcohol by minors. Id. at 3. As the party grew, Brady was increasingly concerned that underage consumption of alcohol was occurring. Id. at 3. Brady gave permission to allow her daughter to have friends over at her house. Id. at 2. The party grew in …show more content…
Mesleh did not meet these criteria, and therefore, the claim by the plaintiff was unsuccessful. In Brady’s situation, courts could find that there is a genuine issue of material fact because it is undisputed that Brady had control over and knowledge of a social gathering occurring on her real
Judge Fahey felt that affidavits provided by Dascoli’s mother and ex- girlfriend in support of Dascoli were weak and insubstantial, as well as not credible given the fact the defendant had the opportunity to advise Kelly of first aggressor evidence failed to do so. Additionally, in reference to an affidavit written by a medical expert, Fahey states that his conclusion was “without sufficient factual basis, and is, at best, conjecture and
Yet, the other Wes Moore had come across his mothers weed stash one day while looking for some change in her room. To me this is just unacceptable, Mary is held responsible in becoming a role model to her children. She should be showing her kids how drugs are bad, not be using them. The other Wes Moore came home drunk one afternoon after a day full of adventure with his friends, they had been smoking pot and drinking alcohol. As soon as Wes entered the house Mary 's boyfriend at the time noticed something was up. Other than Mary questioning him she walked into his room and asked how he felt, and while laughing made a commented saying “Well, at least now you know how bad it feels” (Moore 62). Mary should have got him in trouble other than thinking it was a laughing matter. She wasn 't a great mother and some readers may challenge my view by insisting that Mary didn 't know how to raise kids at such a young age. Mary has no excesses she should have wanted better for hew kids and done whatever she could to keep them out of trouble. If someone truly loved their kids and want them to stay out of trouble they would do anything in their will to do
Jody was born biologically with male genitals and he was brought up as a boy. Unlike his more gender-typical older brother, Jody’s childhood behavior was considered “sissy”. Jody genetically preferred the company of girls compared to boys during childhood. Jody considered herself a bisexual male until the age of 19. At 19 years of age, she became involved with a man, and her identity would be transgender, meaning that Jody was unhappy with her gender of birth and seeks a change from male to female. It would seem that there was some late-onset dissatisfaction, and late-onset is linked to attraction to women; in comparison to early childhood-onset, which are attracted to men. Jody identified herself as bisexual. The relationship with the man ended; nevertheless, Jody’s desire to become a woman consumed her, and Jody feels that’s he was born in the
The Brady Bunch tends to say that our society is corrupt in a way. It displays many problems that people deal with on a daily basis and expresses how they feel they should be fixed. The show tries to get across to the audience that even though there are some people out there that are not right in the head, you yourself still have to be. Mike Brady, the father always gives out these lessons. For example when Marcia's new boyfriend steals Greg's phony playbook for the football game, Mike tells Greg that in actuality, Greg would win the game by cheating himself, unless he confessed to Marcia's boyfriend and told him the truth. After doing so, Greg and his team prevailed as champions of that game.
His best friends, J.T. and Digger, pulled a prank on the new neighbors that took a terrible turn. The new neighbors child, Ben, died in the midst of the practical joke. Brady didn’t want to get involved in this problem but he realized that the prank was actually his overall idea. He was joking about pulling the prank but apparently the other boys took it too seriously. Brady had to make a decision on whether to turn in his friends, tell the truth and protect his family or lie, not tell anyone and protect his best friends. His choice on what to do will affect everyone involved either for the better or worse. In the text it states, “It would just kill her to know what J.T. and Digger had done, and how it was all my idea…” This quote proves that if Brady’s family found out what had happened, they would be shocked and surprised but still glad that he told the truth and owned up to his mistakes. Brady decides to tell the truth to his father and ends up turning his friends in. Because he told the truth and did not take place in the actual prank/murder, Brady did not face any punishment but unfortunately his friends did. In the text, Brady states, “I just had to remember why I was doing it. Because it was the right thing to do.” This proves that Brady knew what he had to turn them in but was afraid to do it. He knew it would get his best friends in trouble but he knew he had to do the right
Eighteenth birthdays are a time for celebration and good times. It was my friend’s big day and she wanted just that. She asked her parents for a party, and like most teenagers she wanted alcohol to be involved. In order to keep her house and the people inside it safe, she had to make a few precautions before the party. These rules ranged from keeping the music volume moderate, closing the windows, and warning the neighbors beforehand. The party was under control and everyone was being courteous and controlled. Around midnight, two new guests walked around back through the sliding door and crashed the party. Unfortunately, they weren’t just people we forgot to call, they were police officers, and once they entered they immediately began arresting my friends. Luckily, none of us were charged because the police officers lacked probable cause for entering the house. I thought I would never see that kind of police harassment again. Unfortunately, I was dead wrong.
However, Alcohol is a volatile flammable liquid that contains ethanol and is the intoxicating constituent of wine, beer, sprites, and other drinks. Turning 18 gives these young adults right to legally buy and consume alcoholic drinks and foods i...
I am reading Red Kayak, by Priscilla Cummings. I think that everyone has had to make a big, risky decision that may affect the rest of their life. For Brady Parks, that decision is whether to stay loyal to his friends and not turn them in for killing Ben DiAngelo, or whether to turn them in and risk their friendship. Sometimes admitting the truth is hard, but it is the right thing to do. When Brady decides to tell the truth about how Ben DiAngelo died, he is forced with knowing that him and his friends may never be friends again. What pushed Brady to tell the truth is something that his dad told him. “Sometimes, even when the answer is smack in front of you, you got to reach deep inside yourself to act on it.” (pg. 163) This statement made
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A while back I was involved in a small gathering in my own dorm room where the consumption of alcohol was taking place by many college students under the legal drinking age limit. Although I was not drinking, the fact that I was socializing and allowing this to take place in my room put me under the position of a facilitator. This position is just as problematic as if I were to actually consume alcohol myself. The residential life handbook states that alcohol consumption in the dorms must involve only people above the legal drinking limit and may only be done behind closed doors in the dorm room. The reason for this rule is the topic at hand.
Jalia's mom, Shondlan, and step-father, Johnny are on drugs. Shondlan and Johnny smoke marijuana in the home. Shondlan and Johnny take prescription pills (Xanax). Shondlan is always knockout from smoking marijuana and taking all those pills (Xanax). Shondlan and Johnny sell their prescription pills; but it is unknown if they sell drugs, in the home. Shondlan and Johnny drink alcohol in the home. It is unknown if Jalia has access to the drugs and the alcohol in the home. The home is roach infested. The roaches jump all in the bed. Shondlan has not hired a professional pest terminator or purchase any roach spray. Johnny was polished and pointing his gun; indirectly to Jalia. Johnny told Jalia that: "I (the reporter) am going
What is it about the smell of whisky that soothes a man’s soul? Recently I went to visit my family, the Robert’s, in the mountains of North Carolina. The first thing I did when I stepped out of the car was try and smell that glorious aroma. My name is Luden Sorrells. Better known back home as Uncle Luden. I have what some might call a monarch reputation as a drinking man. I moved away from home at the age of sixteen and headed toward California on my motorcycle. Although I’ve been there for years, the scenery just doesn’t compare to my hometown. I find myself missing home oftentimes but, living with a controlling mother wasn’t always that easy. Once settling in California I became a bit of a lady’s man, but it got me in trouble every now and then. My life is full of adventures and unfortunately alcohol tends to be a part of them.
I observed an educational health presentation on alcohol, presented by a group of future health education students at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. There were three presenters, Brook, Ian and Kelsey. At the beginning of the presentation the presenters asked everyone in the audience to come up with three words that came to their mind when they thought of alcohol, then the audience said their favorite word that came to mind and the presenters made a word cloud. Brook, Ian, and Kelsey then discussed how the word cloud represented the way people think of alcohol, which was mostly in a positive fun party hard kind of way. The group presenting used a powerpoint and really got the audience involved by asking questions and engaging the audience
Wisconsin is a state known for many things: cheese, football, and drinking. The culture of drinking is, out of these three one of the most prominent one of them all, particularly in our area of LaCrosse, Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, there is a total of 3,043 bars with 360 in LaCrosse alone. But with the drinking culture comes the issue known as drunk driving. Over the years, though it seems it’s getting worse and worse with each passing year as many are getting busted with DUI’s and OUI’s. In 2012 alone, 33,000 people were convicted of drunken driving related offenses in Wisconsin alone (Drunk Driving/Alcohol Related Traffic Offenses, 2014). Also, in a recent study done by the U.S. Department of Health and Services, Wisconsin had the highest rate
Most people do not realize that alcohol is a drug that claims the lives of youth in college campuses across the world. In my case, it took the encounter with the ORL staff at UCLA for me to come to understanding that I am putting myself and those around me in danger through my risky drinking habits. With hours of self-reflection and the help of a cosmopolitan article called The Deadly Drinking Mistakes Smart Girls Make, I have found that there are several risks associated with alcohol that can put me at a quarrel with death. Even so, drinking does not always need to be deadly, and by keeping in mind the well-being of my fellow bruins and the skills mentioned in the article, I can find a balance between drinking for fun and drinking till death.