Heinz v. Chicago Road Investment Co.

In Docket No. 169059, plaintiffs appeal from the judgment of the circuit court awarding plaintiffs $70,034.77. The amount awarded represents the jury’s verdict of $198,000, minus worker’s compensation benefits received by Mr. Heinz, and then reduced by fifty percent as a result of plaintiff Robert Heinz’ comparative negligence. Plaintiffs contend that the trial court erred in reducing the jury’s verdict by the amount of the worker’s cpmpensation benefits under MCL 600.6303(1); MSA 27A.6303(1). We disagree and thus affirm the trial court’s decision to reduce the jury’s verdict by the amount of…