Executone Business Systems Corp. v. IPC Communications, Inc.

In this consolidated action, plaintiff appeals by leave granted from three orders of the lower court. The first order granted defendants’ motion brought under MCR 2.116(C)(7) for partial summary disposition. The second order denied plaintiff’s motion for rehearing relative to the partial summary disposition order. The third order denied plaintiff’s motion for leave to file a second-amended complaint. We reverse all three orders of the trial court and remand for further proceedings.

Plaintiff sells, installs and maintains private telephone communication systems. Defendant IPC 1 designs,…