Bales v. Shelton

Clarke, Chief Justice.

William Bales sued David Shelton for damages arising from an auto accident. The jury awarded Bales $1,500. The trial court then gave defendant credit against the judgment for no-fault insurance payments. The amount of the credit exceeded the amount of the judgment. Therefore, Bales recovered nothing. Bales filed a direct appeal to the Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal, holding that an application for discretionary appeal should have been filed. We granted certiorari to consider whether an application was necessary in light of City of Brunswick…