Longstreth v. Gensel

423 Mich. 675 (1985)

377 N.W.2d 804

LONGSTRETH

v.

GENSEL

Docket Nos. 71465, 71503. (Calendar No. 4).

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Argued April 3, 1984.

Decided November 27, 1985.

LeFevre, Swartz & Wilson (by Martin B. Wilson) for the plaintiffs.

Collison, Chasnis & Dogger, P.C. (by Jeffrey C. Collison), for defendants Gensel.

O'Neill, Ackerman, Wallace, Doyle & Jones, P.C. (by Terence J. O'Neill and Timothy L. Tacket), for defendants Langston.

CAVANAGH, J.

The issue presented is whether plaintiffs can maintain a cause of action based on violation of MCL 436.33; MSA 18.1004, which prohibits a person from…