Weston v. Dowty

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from an order partially granting defendants’ motion for summary disposition and dismissing plaintiffs’ legal malpractice case against defendants except as to certain costs incurred by plaintiffs. •

On or about August 21, 1981, Ella Sharpe was injured as a result of a slip and fall at a home owned by plaintiffs in Detroit. Sharpe brought suit against plaintiffs for negligent maintenance of the premises. Plaintiffs retained defendants to defend them in that action. On February 26, 1985, a default was entered against plaintiffs for failure to comply with discovery…