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ELEZOVIC v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 125166.

697 N.W.2d 851 (2005)

472 Mich. 408

Lula ELEZOVIC, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Joseph Elezovic, Plaintiff, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY and Daniel P. Bennett, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

June 1, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Granzotto, P.C. (by Mark Granzotto) Royal Oak, MI, and Edwards & Jennings, P.C. (by Alice B. Jennings), Detroit, MI, for the plaintiff.

Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy & Pelton, P.L.C. (by Elizabeth Hardy and Julia Turner Baumhart) (Patricia J. Boyle, of counsel), Birmingham, MI, for the defendants.

Scheff & Washington, P.C. (by George B. Washington and Miranda K.S. Massie), Detroit, MI, for amici curiae Justine Maldonado, Milissa McClements, and Pamela Perez.

Carol Hogan for Michigan Conference of the National Organization, Warren, MI, for amici curiae Women.

TAYLOR, C.J.

At issue in this case is (1) whether the Michigan Civil Rights Act (CRA)1 provides a cause of action against an individual agent of an employer and (2) whether plaintiff's employer, Ford Motor Company, was entitled to a directed verdict in plaintiff's sexual harassment lawsuit against it.

We hold that an agent may be individually sued under § 37.2202(1)(a)2 of the CRA. Thus, we overrule...

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