Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company v. Metro Title Corp

Defendant Metro Equity Services (Metro Equity) appeals as of right the trial court’s November 17, 2014 order enforcing a judgment obtained by plaintiff, Commonwealth Land Title Insur- anee Company, under a successor-liability theory. Because Michigan recognizes a separate and distinct exception to successor nonliability in cases other than products liability, we affirm.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

This case arises out of a default judgment that was entered in May 2012 in favor of plaintiff against Metro Title Corporation and Metro Title Agency (Metro Title) 1 in a separate case. Approximately three…