Legal Opinion
Mayhew v. Berrien County Road Commission
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided November 23, 1982No. 67486, (Calendar No. 13)PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
Introduction
Defendants, by motion, challenged the continuing validity of the contribution-release statute, MCL 600.2925d; MSA 27A.2925(4) 1 in face of "the adoption of the doctrine of pure comparative negligence in Michigan. Placek v Sterling Heights, 405 Mich 638 [275 NW2d 511] (1979). MCL 600.2949 [MSA 27A.2949, 1978 PA 495 — comparative negligence for products liability]”.
The ultimate issue, as posited by both plaintiff and defendants, is, in the words of the former’s brief, whether a "verdict rendered against jointly liable defendants is reduced by an amount proportionate to a settling…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- American Motorcycle Assn. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
- Placek v. City of Sterling HeightsMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
- Weeks v. FeltnerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- Greenwood v. McDonough Power Equipment, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 1977
- Jorae v. Clinton Crop ServiceDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1979
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Rittenhouse v. ErhartMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
- Gorelick v. Department of State HighwaysMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
- Glidden v. GermanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
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