Legal Opinion
Maple Hill Apartment Co. v. Stine
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided December 16, 1985No. Docket 84499PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Remand
Before: Bronson, P.J., and T. M. Burns and Mackenzie, JJ. T. M. Burns, J.
Plaintiff rejected a mediation panel evaluation and failed to obtain a verdict which was more than ten percent greater than the panel’s evaluation. The trial court ruled that, pursuant to GCR 1963, 316.7(b)(1), defendant was entitled to "actual costs”. The term "actual costs” is defined in GCR 1963, 316.8 to include "a reasonable attorney fee as determined by the trial judge for services necessitated by the rejection of the panel’s evaluation”. In our earlier opinion in this case, 131 Mich App 371; 346 NW2d 555…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Wood v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance ExchangeMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Crawley v. SchickMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
- Liddell v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance ExchangeMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
- King v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1984
- Petterman v. Haverhill Farms, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Haberkorn v. Chrysler Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1995
- Michigan Basic Property Insurance v. Hackert Furniture Distributing Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1992
- Taylor v. CurrieMichigan Court of Appeals · 2008
- Taylor v. Anesthesia Associates of Muskegon, PCMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989
- Maple Hill Apartment Co. v. StineMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
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