Maple Hill Apartment Co. v. Stine

Plaintiff brought this action against defendant, its architect, alleging professional malpractice. Defendant filed a counterclaim against plaintiff, alleging that he had not been paid in full for services rendered. The matter was submitted to mediation pursuant to GCR 1963, 316. The mediation panel was not asked to evaluate separately the worth of the complaint and counterclaim, and it did not render separate assessments. Instead, it returned a single evaluation in favor of plaintiffs in the amount of $25,000. Defendant accepted this evaluation, but plaintiff rejected it.

After trial, the jury…