Sarver v. Detroit Edison Co.

Holbrook, Jr., P.J.

Defendant appeals as of right from a circuit court judgment entered on a jury verdict that found that defendant had wilfully converted plaintiff’s idea that she had submitted under defendant’s employee suggestion plan. The jury awarded plaintiff $3,384,427 in damages. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Before retiring from The Detroit Edison Company in 1994, plaintiff worked as a processor in the customer accounting department. Plaintiffs official job title was “Secondary Account Analyst,” and her duties included addressing customer complaints, solving problems with…