Balcom v. Zambon

In this legal malpractice case, plaintiff

appeals as of right from an order of the circuit court granting defendants’ motion for summary disposition and dismissing with prejudice plaintiff’s cause of action. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

The underlying facts of this case are not in dispute. On January 16, 1994, plaintiff went snowmobiling near Hesperia, Michigan, with his cousin, Jenna Yob Verhil, and her husband, Tom Verhil. After snowmobiling, the three went to the Comstock Bar. At some point during the evening, a fight erupted at the bar and involved…