Stewart v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co

Plaintiffs appeal from an order granting accelerated judgment of no cause of action in favor of defendants, and dismissing plaintiffs’ action due to the running of the statute of limitations. The stipulated concise statement of facts certified by the trial judge states as follows:

“1. This law suit was commenced on June 1, 1970, and concerned an occurrence sounding in tort which occurred on December 19, 1966.

“2. On July 17,1970, the Michigan Bell Telephone Company filed a motion for accelerated judgiftent contending that the plaintiffs’ cause of action was barred by the statute of limitations,…