Michigan National Bank v. Mudgett

Defendants-counterplaintiffs Donald C. and Helen Mudgett appeal as of right from the December 9, 1987, order of the Muskegon Circuit Court dismissing their counterclaim against plaintiff. We affirm.

Defendants first argue that the trial court erred by granting, after reconsideration, plaintiff’s motion for summary disposition on the basis that defendants did not have standing to file a counterclaim against plaintiff.

Plaintiff moved for summary disposition against defendants on their counterclaim under MCR 2.116(C)(8), on the basis that, inter alia, defendants lacked standing to sue. The trial…