Narrative Opinion Summary
On May 8, 2009, the Michigan Supreme Court ordered the scheduling of oral arguments regarding the application for leave to appeal the Court of Appeals' judgment dated September 23, 2008, in the case of Ronnie L. Myers and Mary Myers v. Muffler Man Supply Company and others. The focus of the oral argument will be on whether Muffler Man Supply Company's alleged negligent act of removing a machine guard was a proximate cause of Ronnie Myers' injury. The Court has instructed the parties to file supplemental briefs within 56 days, emphasizing that these briefs should not simply restate their previous applications. The Clerk of the Court, Corbin R. Davis, certified the order as a true and complete copy.
Legal Issues Addressed
Procedural Requirements for Supplemental Briefssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court mandated that the parties submit new supplemental briefs within a specified timeframe and instructed that these should not simply reiterate previous arguments.
Reasoning: The Court has instructed the parties to file supplemental briefs within 56 days, emphasizing that these briefs should not simply restate their previous applications.
Proximate Cause in Negligence Claimssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court is examining whether the alleged negligent act by Muffler Man Supply Company in removing a machine guard directly caused the injury to Ronnie Myers.
Reasoning: The focus of the oral argument will be on whether Muffler Man Supply Company's alleged negligent act of removing a machine guard was a proximate cause of Ronnie Myers' injury.