55 Mich. App. 708
223 N.W.2d 316
Decided October 7, 1974
Michigan Court of Appeals · decided 1974-10-07
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Decided 1974-10-07
Cited by 30 later decisions — most recently January 2014 · most notably Bend v. Eadie (In Re Eadie) (1985), MGA, Inc. v. General Motors Corp. (1987)
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¶1(concurring). Judge Allen has followed a prior decision of this Court. I reluctantly concur, but I hope the Supreme Court will reverse us.
¶2Probably, Mr. Braxton or his insurance company could not see the profit in paying a lawyer more than $205.76 to defend against that small claim. The default judgment, we hold, "actually litigates” and conclusively determines that the collision was caused by his negligence, so he cannot sue for his personal injuries.
¶3It’s not right.