Sullivan v. Gray

The issue presented in this appeal is whether MCL 750.539 et seq.; MSA 28.807 et seq., prohibits a party to a telephone conversation from tape-recording the conversation absent the consent of all other participants. The trial court ruled that such participant recording is not prohibited, and, therefore, dismissed by summary judgment plaintiffs civil suit based upon the statute. Plaintiff appeals as of right.

This litigation arose out of a January 3, 1978, telephone conversation between plaintiff and defendant James Gray. The conversation related to the breakdown of negotiations between…