Jachim v. Coussens

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the Macomb County Circuit Court denying plaintiffs motion for relief from judgment and reaffirming accelerated judgment in favor of defendant. The chronology of events leading to this appeal is as follows.

On August 4, 1972, defendant and plaintiff, then husband and wife, were returning from a vacation in northern Michigan when a tire blew out on the freeway and their car rolled over. Plaintiff sustained extensive injuries.

Negotiations were entered into between plaintiff and Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. A settlement was reached on March 28, 1973,…