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MORRISON v. DICKINSON

Docket Nos. 179207, 179635.

551 N.W.2d 449 (1996)

217 Mich. App. 308

Julie MORRISON and Robert Morrison, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. Timothy K. DICKINSON, M.D., and Allegan Medical Clinic, P.C., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, and Allegan General Hospital, Defendant, and Michigan Trial Lawyers Association and Michigan State Medical Society, Amici Curiae. Julie MORRISON and Robert Morrison, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. ALLEGAN GENERAL HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, and Timothy K. Dickinson, M.D. and Allegan Medical Clinic, P.C., Defendants, and Michigan Trial Lawyers Association and Michigan State Medical Society, Amici Curiae.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided June 21, 1996, at 9:10 a.m.

Released for Publication August 12, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bremer, Wade, Nelson, Lohr & Corey by Barbara L. Olafsson, Grand Rapids, for Julie and Robert Morrison.

Cholette, Perkins & Buchanan by Albert J. Engel, III, Grand Rapids, for Timothy K. Dickinson, M.D., and Allegan Medical Clinic, P.C.

Smith, Haughey, Rice & Roegge by Jon D. Vander Ploeg, Grand Rapids, for Allegan General Hospital.

Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz, P.C. by Richard D. Toth, Southfield, for Amicus Curiae, Michigan Trial Lawyers Association.

Kerr, Russell and Weber by Richard D. Weber and Joanne Geha Swanson, Detroit, for Amicus Curiae, Michigan State Medical Society.

Before O'CONNELL, P.J., and SAWYER and BANDSTRA, JJ.

O'CONNELL, Presiding Judge.

In these consolidated appeals, defendants appeal by leave granted the circuit court's order denying their respective motions for summary disposition. Defendants claim that the court erred as a matter of law in interpreting 1993 P.A. 78 contrary to its plainly stated language. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiff Julie Morrison sought prenatal care from defendant Timothy K. Dickinson, M.D., at defendant Allegan Medical Clinic, P.C.,...

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