Michigan Supreme Court, 1982

The Michigan Supreme Court held that MCL 750.167b(3) limits bail‑bond fees to 10% of the bond’s face value, that the statute does not prohibit taking collateral, redefined the class to include only those who paid excessive fees, affirmed Cartwright and Holt as proper class representatives, barred Attee, and vacated…

The Michigan Supreme Court held that the contribution‑release statute MCL 600.2925d (MSA 27A.2925(4)) remains valid despite the adoption of comparative negligence, and that a plaintiff’s recovery is reduced by the amount of a settlement, not by the settling tortfeasor’s percentage of fault, reversing the circuit…