Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
April 23, 2015 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
150029 Stephen J. Markman
Mary Beth Kelly
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
RONNISCH CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC., Richard H. Bernstein,
Plaintiff-Appellee, Justices
v SC: 150029
COA: 314195
Oakland CC: 2009-105768-CH
LOFTS ON THE NINE, L.L.C.,
Defendant-Appellant,
and
LOFTS ON THE NINE CONDOMINIUM
ASSOCIATION, HOTLINE ELECTRIC, INC.,
RAM CONSTRUCTION SERVICES OF
MICHIGAN, INC., EAM ENGINEERS, INC.,
MICHIGAN AIR PRODUCTS CO., STOCK
BUILDING SUPPLY, L.L.C., WILLIAMS
DISTRIBUTING CO., NORTH STAR
PARTNERS, L.L.C., and THE STATE BANK,
Defendants.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the July 24, 2014
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall
address whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the plaintiff contractor, who
filed a claim of lien under the Construction Lien Act (CLA), MCL 570.1101 et seq., and
then filed a circuit court action against the defendant property owner, alleging breach of
contract, foreclosure of lien, and unjust enrichment claims, was entitled to an award of
attorney fees as a “prevailing party” under MCL 570.1118(2), when the plaintiff
prevailed in binding arbitration on its contract claim, but neither the arbitrator nor the
circuit court resolved the plaintiff’s foreclosure of lien claim. See HA Smith Lumber &
Hardware Co v Decina, 480 Mich 987 (2007).
I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
April 23, 2015
p0416
Clerk