JOHNSON v. HEITE

Docket Nos. 212011, 212029.

624 N.W.2d 738 (2000)

243 Mich. App. 578

Brent Johnson, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Michelle Johnson, and Linda Johnson, Plaintiffs, v. Lawrence Heite, The Detroit Edison Company, Verna's Tavern, Inc, Andrew Lee Erving, Timdan, Inc, and Ford Motor Company, Defendants, and VERNA'S TAVERN, INC, Cross-Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lawrence HEITE, Cross-Defendant-Appellee. Donald E. Dunn, as Personal Representative of the Estate of David E. Dunn, Donald E. Dunn, Nancy J. Dunn and Tina Zubor, individually, Plaintiffs, v. Lawrence Heite, The Detroit Edison Company, Verna's Tavern, Inc, Andrew Lee Erving, Timdan, Inc, and Ford Motor Company, Defendants, and Verna's Tavern, Inc, Cross-Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lawrence Heite, Cross-Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided December 15, 2000, at 9:00 a.m.

Released for Publication February 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morrison, Morrison & Finley (by Gregory W. Finley), Detroit, for Verna's Tavern, Inc.

Wise & Marsac, P.C. (by Edward V. Keelean, Sean M. Walsh, and Michael A. Sneyd), Detroit, for Lawrence Heite.

Before HOOD, P.J., and GAGE and WHITBECK, JJ.


WHITBECK, J.

In these consolidated dramshop act cases, cross-plaintiff Verna's Tavern, Inc., appeals as of right the trial court's order granting summary disposition to cross-defendant Lawrence Heite. Verna's argues that this Court should remand its cross-claims to the trial court with instructions for the trial court to determine Verna's liability so that it can establish its right to indemnification from Heite. We would affirm the order of the trial court were we...

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