Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Gurwin
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 27, 1993No. 94403, (Calendar No. 13)PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRiley, J.
Because MCL 600.1629; MSA 27A.1629 provides that venue for a legal malpractice action resides in the county in which the alleged malpractice occurred and not the county in which an underlying legal action would have resided, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.
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On April 29, 1987, plaintiff Carol D. Coleman, a resident of Washtenaw County, was discharged from her employment with the Detroit Public Schools after twenty-three years of service. Plaintiff subsequently consulted with defendant E. Donald Gurwin, an attorney, for legal advice regarding a potential wrongful discharge…
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