Myers v. Jarnac

A judgment was entered in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $6,115.10 plus statutory interest after a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $15,287.75 was reduced because of plaintiff’s sixty percent comparative negligence. The trial court thereafter denied plaintiff’s requests for the award of costs and attorney fees under MCR 2.405 and for sanctions for the defendants’ alleged frivolous defenses and refusal to stipulate to facts. Plaintiff’s appeals from those orders were consolidated by the Court of Appeals. We reverse in part.

Defendant Sandee Jarnac was operating a motor…