Strachan v. Mutual Aid and Neigborhood Club, Inc.

This case presents questions dealing with the concurrent jurisdiction of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission and the circuit courts, and the application of the doctrine of res judicata following an erroneous dismissal "with prejudice” by the circuit court.

Plaintiff was employed by defendant as a secretary. She was fired in February, 1974, after work*173ing 17 years for defendant. On April 23, 1974, she filed a complaint with the Michigan Civil Rights Commission (CRC), alleging that she had been unlawfully discharged because of her age and sex. Plaintiff was 58 years old at the time of her…