Legal Opinion
Elezovic v. Ford Motor Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 1, 2005No. Docket 125166PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, C.J.
At issue in this case is (1) whether the Michigan Civil Rights Act (CRA)1 provides a cause of action against an individual agent of an employer and (2) whether plaintiffs employer, Ford Motor Company, was entitled to a directed verdict in plaintiffs sexual harassment lawsuit against it.
We hold that an agent may be individually sued under § 37.2202(1) (a)2 of the CRA. Thus, we overrule Jager v Nationwide Truck Brokers, Inc, 252 Mich App 464, 485; 652 NW2d 503 (2002), because it held to the contrary,3 and reverse the Court of Appeals judgment in favor of Daniel Bennett that followed Jager.
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2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. VinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Carole Tomka v. The Seiler Corporation, Daniel Lucey, David Polonsky and Timothy ConroyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- People v. LukityMichigan Supreme Court · 1999
- Radtke v. EverettMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
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3Cited by116 opinions
- Teresa Anne Henderson v. Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, a Michigan School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Maldonado v. Ford Motor Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 2006
- Betts v. Costco Wholesale Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
- Coates v. Bastian Brothers, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 2007
- Tina Haskenhoff v. Homeland Energy Solutions, LLCSupreme Court of Iowa · 2017
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