WYMER v. HOLMES

Docket Nos. 76806, 77588, (Calendar Nos. 9-10).

429 Mich. 66 (1987)

412 N.W.2d 213

WYMER v. HOLMES YAHRLING v. BELLE LAKE ASSOCIATION, INC

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided September 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Skinner & Associates, P.C. (by David R. Skinner and John L. Wildeboer), for plaintiff Wymer.

Googasian, Hopkins, Rogers, Carlson & Hohauser (by George A. Googasian and Michael S. Hohauser) for plaintiff Yahrling.

Braun, Kendrick, Finkbeiner, Schafer & Murphy (by Frank M. Quinn) for defendants Holmes.

Mellon & McCarthy, P.C. (by Steve J. Weiss), for defendants Belle Lake Association, Inc.

Glime, Daoust, Wilds, Rusing & LeDuc (by James R. Daoust); (Gromek, Bendure & Thomas, by Daniel J. Wright and Neal C. Villhauer, of counsel) for defendants Kontich, Bechard, Jagels, Rivers, Allen, Dimercurio, and David.

Plunkett, Cooney, Rutt, Watters, Stanczyk & Pedersen, P.C. (by Deanna E. Hazen), for defendants Sanders and Price.

Amici Curiae:

Dykema, Gossett, Spencer, Goodnow & Trigg (by Robert N. Hammond and Candace L. Sorensen) for Michigan Defense Trial Counsel.

Lopatin, Miller, Freedman, Bluestone, Erlich, Rosen & Bartnick (by Richard E. Shaw) for Michigan Trial Lawyers Association.


ARCHER, J.

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