Belfiori v. Allis-Chalmers, Inc

Joyce Belfiori, former plaintiff-ad-ministratrix of the estate of Charles Belfiori, filed a wrongful death products liability action in Ma-comb County Circuit Court on November 26, 1979. On April 7, 1980, the circuit judge denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment but, at defendant’s request, ordered plaintiff to post a $1,500 security bond. By order dated May .5, 1980, plaintiff was given two weeks to post the bond. Following plaintiff’s failure to post bond in accordance with the order, the judge dismissed plaintiff’s case with prejudice on June 3, 1980. Plaintiff appealed as of right.…