TRAVIS v. DREIS AND KRUMP MFG. CO.

Docket Nos. 101028, 102147, Calendar Nos. 1-2.

551 N.W.2d 132 (1996)

453 Mich. 149

Aimee Sue TRAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DREIS AND KRUMP MANUFACTURING COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, Defendant, and Greenville Wire Products Company, a Michigan corporation, Defendant-Appellant. Stanislaw GOLEC, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. METAL EXCHANGE CORPORATION, a Missouri corporation, Continental Aluminum Company, Clifford J. Meyer, Henry A. Szybowicz, Richard Rziemkowski, Bogdan J. Mazur, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 31, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Jeffrey H. Feldman, P.C. by Paul L. Kaliszewski, Southfield, for plaintiff in Travis.

Kepes, Wine & McNeilage, P.C. by Carol A. McNeilage, Southfield, and (Paskin, Nagi & Baxter, P.C., of counsel by Jeannette A. Paskin and Daniel J. Seymour), Detroit, for plaintiff in Golec.

Cholette, Perkins & Buchanan by Robert E. Attmore, Grand Rapids, for defendant in Travis.

Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn by William D. Sargent, Russell S. Linden, and Cameron J. Evans, Detroit, for defendants in Golec.

Conklin, Benham, Ducey, Listman & Chuhran, P.C. by Martin L. Critchell, Detroit, for Amicus Curiae, Michigan Self-Insurers' Association.

Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett by Joseph J. Vogan, Grand Rapids, for Amicus Curiae, American Society of Employers.

Sommers, Schwartz, Silver & Schwartz, P.C. by Leonard B. Schwartz and Patrick Burkett, Southfield, for Amici Curiae, Michigan Association of Insurance Companies, the Amerisure Companies, and Michigan Chamber of Commerce.

Clark, Klein & Beaumont, P.L.C. by Dwight H. Vincent and J. Walker Henry, Detroit, for Amicus Curiae, Michigan Manufacturers Association.


BOYLE, Justice.

These consolidated cases involve the proper construction of the intentional tort exception to the exclusive remedy provision of the Worker's Disability Compensation Act, M.C.L. § 418.131(1); M.S.A. § 17.237(131)(1). The precise issues framed by the parties are (1) whether the facts alleged by the plaintiffs are sufficient as a matter of law to state a question for the jury regarding liability within...

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