JOHNSON v. DETROIT EDISON COMPANY

Docket No. 289763.

795 N.W.2d 161 (2010)

288 Mich. App. 688

JOHNSON v. DETROIT EDISON COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided June 15, 2010, at 9:00 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwards & Jennings, P.C. (by Carl R. Edwards ), for plaintiffs.

Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C. (by W. Mack Faison , Detroit, Douglas W. Crim , Lansing, and Kimberly A. Berger , Detroit), for defendant.

Before: MURPHY, C.J., and K.F. KELLY and STEPHENS, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

This action requires us to determine whether plaintiffs, Sandra Johnson and Hiram Jones, proffered sufficient circumstantial evidence that defendant, Detroit Edison Company, committed an intentional tort under the exception to the exclusive remedy of the Worker's Disability Compensation Act (WDCA) found in MCL 418.131(1). For the purpose of summary disposition, we conclude that plaintiffs met their burden. Specifically, we hold that a jury may conclude...

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