Legal Opinion
Beardslee v. Michigan Claim Services, Inc
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 4, 1981No. Docket 48016PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. J. Kelly, J.
Plaintiffs appeal an April 3, 1978, order of the Wayne County Circuit Court which granted defendants’ motion for accelerated judgment brought pursuant to GCR 1963, 116.1(2) and (5). In its order, the lower court focused upon subsection (5) of the rule and granted the disputed order because of a release of all claims signed previously by plaintiff Lawrence Beardslee.
The issue raised in this appeal is the effect of a release entered within the ambit of a workers’ compensation settlement. The facts are essentially undisputed. On January 7, 1975, plaintiff Lawrence Beardslee injured his leg in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Whittlesey v. MillerTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Montgomery v. StephanMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
- Stimson v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- Lone v. Esco Elevators, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- Haddad v. JusticeMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by14 opinions
- McCoy v. Colonial Baking Co. Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Oldani v. LiebermanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
- Bourassa v. ATO CORP.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1982
- Siskind v. NorrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Moore v. Campbell, Wyant & Cannon FoundryMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
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