HARBOUR TOWNE MARINA ASS'N v. Geile

Plaintiff appeals as of right from the circuit court order determining a court officer’s fees for postjudgment collection efforts. We vacate the circuit court order and remand for further proceedings.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Harbour Towne Marina Association obtained a judgment in the amount of $170,564 against defendant Gerald A. Geile in the Muskegon Circuit Court. Defendant did not pay, so plaintiff initiated collection efforts through its attorney’s office. Those efforts were only mildly successful, so plaintiff had a court officer search for and attempt to liquidate property of the…