Anderson v. General Motors Corp.

Plaintiff appeals as of right from a circuit court order of accelerated judgment in favor of defendant General Motors Corporation and from an order of summary judgment in favor of defendant Michigan Department of Civil Rights. The Civil Rights Department cross appeals from an order naming it a party defendant in the circuit court proceeding.

On September 28, 1977, plaintiff was discharged from his employment as a security guard for GM. Plaintiff does not dispute that he had informed a fellow employee he believed to have stolen his CB antenna that, if the employee replaced the antenna and…