BAKER v. CITY OF DETROIT

Docket No. 26887.

73 Mich. App. 67 (1976)

250 N.W.2d 543

BAKER v. CITY OF DETROIT

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided December 10, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara, Ruby & Domol, P.C. (by Phil Bozzo), for plaintiff.

Kermit G. Bailer, Corporation Counsel (by Michael Hurvitz, Assistant Corporation Counsel), for defendant.

Before: D.E. HOLBROOK, JR., P.J., and N.J. KAUFMAN and D.C. RILEY, JJ.


D.C. RILEY, J.

This case well illustrates how a substantive issue of law, the propriety of a mandatory maternity leave policy, can easily be obscured by a disregard of procedural rules which, curiously enough, are designed to enhance, not impede, the smooth functioning of our judicial system.

On January 23, 1975, plaintiff filed a class action breach of contract suit protesting the policy of her employer, defendant City of Detroit, which imposes a period of...

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