Steele v. Cold Heading Co.

In these consolidated appeals, plaintiff appeals as of right from the trial court’s order of September 11, 1981, granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment pursuant to GCR 1963, 117.2(1), failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, as well as its order of October 30, 1981, granting defendant’s motion for accelerated judgment pursuant to GCR 1963, 116.1, subds (2) and (5) based on the doctrine of res judicata.

In docket no. 60187, plaintiff alleged that he was employed by defendant from August 11, 1975, until September 17, 1978, when he was discharged. In addition to his…