Legal Opinion
Duncan v. State Highway Commission
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 19, 1985No. Docket 77246PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
The issue in this case is whether plaintiffs are precluded from seeking contribution from a defendant who was found not liable in an action separate from that in which plaintiffs were found liable.
Robert Hurd was injured in an automobile accident in 1979 on the Davison Freeway in Highland Park. Hurd filed a negligence action against Fred Duncan, driver of the truck, and The Singer Company, owner of the truck, in Wayne County Circuit Court. Both Duncan and Singer are plaintiffs-appellants in the instant case.
Prior to trial on that action, Hurd filed suit in the Court of Claims against the…
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- Braxton v. LitchalkMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- Darin & Armstrong v. Ben Agree Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1979
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