Beck v. Westphal

Per Curiam:.

Chrysler Leasing Corporation and Agency Rent-A-Car, Inc., third-party plaintiffs, appeal as of right from the order of accelerated judgment in favor of Steven Monnier and P. F. Collier Company, the third-party defendants, on the basis of res judicata, GCR 1963, 116.1(5). They also appeal the order of summary judgment in favor of defendant Collier, granted pursuant to GCR 1963, 117.2(1), for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. We reverse.

Plaintiff, William Beck, riding as a passenger, was injured when a car owned by Chrysler, leased to Agency, and driven by…