Milton v. Oakland County

Rodney Milton, plaintiff, instituted suit against the County of Oakland, defend*281ant, for a violation of his employment rights secured by defendant’s merit system. Defendant filed a motion for accelerated judgment upon the basis that plaintiff had filed a workmen’s compensation claim which constituted his exclusive remedy. The trial judge granted defendant’s motion, and plaintiff appeals as a matter of right.

Since the trial judge summarily disposed of this case, the only available facts are those which filtered through from the parties’ briefs and lower court record. Although plaintiff’s…