Legal Opinion
Penney v. Protective National Insurance
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 28, 1970No. Docket 7,613, 7,705PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Domelen, J.
Defendants appeal from the trial court’s denial of their motion to set aside a default judgment entered against them, arguing that the court below failed to follow the procedural guidelines of GCR 1963, 520.
Plaintiff brought suit in Macomb County Circuit Court on June 10, 1968, against defendant Protective National Insurance Company, through which he held insurance on his motor vehicle, and defendant Thomas Mulcahy, the local agent of the insurer and owner of Greg’s Collision. Keith B. Trace, Jr., entered an appearance for both defendants on July 15th.
After he failed to appear at a pre-trial…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- White v. SadlerMichigan Supreme Court · 1957
- Walters v. Arenac Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1966
- Horn v. Intelectron Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- McDonough v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1967
- Seifert v. KeatingMichigan Supreme Court · 1955
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3Cited by7 opinions
- American Central Corp. v. Stevens Van Lines, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1981
- Deeb v. BerriMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
- Albro Leasing, Inc v. SylvesterMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
- O'Neill v. O'NeillMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- Diversified Equipment Leasing Corp. v. BoothMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
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