Steward v. Poole

Plaintiffs, Mark Steward and Sally Steward, appeal as of right from a May 30, 1990, order of the Washtenaw Circuit Court denying their motion for mediation sanctions pursuant to MCR 2.403(O). We reverse.

On appeal, plaintiffs contend that the trial court erred in denying their request for mediation sanctions when defendant, Andrew Poole, rejected the mediation award, the case proceeded to trial, and the jury returned a verdict in an amount that, ordinarily, would entitle them to mediation sanctions. We agree with plaintiffs.

A brief factual background is necessary to put the issue raised by…