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RINALDO'S CONST. v. MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE CO.

Docket No. 102409. Calendar No. 10.

559 N.W.2d 647 (1997)

454 Mich. 65

RINALDO'S CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, a Michigan Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided March 4, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fieger, Fieger & Schwartz, P.C. by Michael Alan Schwartz, Southfield, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Albert Calille and Brian J. Jordan, Detroit, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before the Entire Bench.

Opinion

BOYLE, Justice.

We granted leave to appeal to examine the relationship between courts of general jurisdiction and the primary jurisdiction of the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). Specifically, we address the question whether a circuit court may entertain a cause of action against a telephone company alleging negligence, despite the MPSC's primary jurisdiction over customer claims arising...

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