SHAY v. ALDRICH

Docket No. 138908.

790 N.W.2d 629 (2010)

487 Mich. 648

Nicole SHAY, Personal Representative of the Estate of Thomas John Shay, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John ALDRICH, William Plemons, and Joseph Miller, Defendants-Appellees, and Wayne Allbright and Kevin Locklear, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

August 23, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Robinson & Associates (by David A. Robinson and Theophilus E. Clemons ) and Bendure & Thomas (by Mark R. Bendure ), for plaintiff.

Plunkett Cooney (by Ernest R. Bazzana and Peter W. Peacock ), for John Aldrich, William Plemons, and Joseph Miller.

Barbara H. Goldman , for Amicus Curiae Michigan Association for Justice.


Opinion

WEAVER, J.

In this case, we decide whether the Michigan Court of Appeals case, Romska v. Opper, 234 Mich.App. 512, 594 N.W.2d 853 (1999), was correctly decided. After examination of the Romska decision regarding the scope of a release from liability, we overrule Romska to the extent that its holding precludes the use of parol evidence when an unnamed...

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