Fassihi v. Sommers, Schwartz, Silver, Schwartz & Tyler, PC

On February 22, 1977, plaintiff filed a verified complaint and sought relief under the authority of GCR 1963, 908. In his complaint, plaintiff asserted that he was a 50% shareholder, officer, and director of Livonia Physicians X-Ray, P.C., a professional medical corporation. The various allegations included breach of the attorney-client relationship, breach of fiduciary, legal, and ethical duties, fraud, and legal malpractice. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment on the basis that GCR 1963, 908 did not apply to this case and no attorney-client relationship existed with plaintiff.…