B. v. Merrow Co. v. Stephenson

Plaintiff appeals as of right from the granting of defendant’s motion for summary judgment pursuant to GCR 1963, 117.2(1) on the ground that an employer has no cause of action for damages suffered as a result of a negligent act of a third person that caused injury to its employees.

Plaintiff sought damages for loss of services of two employees injured in an accident on or about April 26, 1973. Plaintiff alleged in its complaint that Frank Mehlberg, a vice-president and owner of 49 percent of the Merrow Company stock, was riding in a truck driven by Merrow’s project supervisor, Leo D. Keck,…