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Malone v. McRell

Supreme Court of Michigan
Mar 6, 2023
SC 165080 (Mich. Mar. 6, 2023)

Opinion

SC 165080 COA 356416

03-06-2023

HEATHER MALONE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONOR THOMPSON McRELL and ZHETMAN BRIGHTON, LC, Defendants-Appellees, and FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, Defendant.


Livingston CC: 19-030275-NI

Elizabeth T. Clement, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Megan K. Cavanagh Elizabeth M. Welch Kyra H. Bolden, Justices

ORDER

On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 22, 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.305(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we VACATE that part of the judgment of the Court of Appeals affirming summary disposition for defendant Zhetman Brighton, LC, and REMAND this case to the Court of Appeals for consideration of whether the 1995 amendment of MCL 600.2925d(a) abrogated the common-law rule that "a valid release of an agent for tortious conduct operates to bar recovery against the principal on a theory of vicarious liability, even though the release specifically reserves claims against the principal." Theophelis v Lansing Gen Hosp, 430 Mich. 473, 480 (1988) (opinion by Griffin, J.).

We do not retain jurisdiction.


Summaries of

Malone v. McRell

Supreme Court of Michigan
Mar 6, 2023
SC 165080 (Mich. Mar. 6, 2023)
Case details for

Malone v. McRell

Case Details

Full title:HEATHER MALONE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONOR THOMPSON McRELL and ZHETMAN…

Court:Supreme Court of Michigan

Date published: Mar 6, 2023

Citations

SC 165080 (Mich. Mar. 6, 2023)