Auseon v. READING BRASS COMPANY

A complaint was filed against Reading Brass Company by sis of its former employees for bonuses allegedly owing them as a consequence of services rendered in 1967. Defendant corporation filed a complaint under GCR 1963, 908 against the attorney for plaintiffs, Kenneth G. Prettie, charging that Prettie could not properly represent the plaintiffs in this case under the Canons of Professional Ethics due to his prior relationships with defendant corporation. Hearing was held in the Hillsdale County circuit court on this complaint. Defendant corporation amended its pleadings so as to include…