Metz v. Providence Hospital

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order denying her motion to set aside an arbi*770tration argeement and for an evidentiary hearing. Accelerated judgment was granted for defendants on the ground that a valid arbitration agreement existed pursuant to the Medical Malpractice Arbitration Act, MCL 600.5040 et seq.; MSA 27A.4040 et seq., and that therefore the circuit court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction.

On September 6, 1977, plaintiff’s decedent was treated at Providence Hospital for a burn he received to his arm while working on the radiator of his car. On September 7, 1977, after a second…