Wright v. Wright

Plaintiffs appeal as of right a May 9, 1983, order of the circuit court for Benzie County granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment under GCR 1963, 117.2(1). The order was issued pursuant to the trial court’s written opinion filed April 29, 1983, in which the court ruled that while a parent can be held liable for negligence toward his own child, no liability attaches where the claim is based on negligent parental supervision. Plumley v Klein, 388 Mich 1; 199 NW2d 169 (1972). The trial court ruled:

"Viewing the facts and circumstances of this case, the court finds that the parents in the…