Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
March 23, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
151998 Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
In re Estate of CLIFFMAN Joan L. Larsen,
_________________________________________ Justices
PHILLIP CARTER, ELMER CARTER, DAVID
CARTER, and DOUG CARTER,
Appellants,
v SC: 151998
COA: 321174
Allegan Probate Ct:
RICHARD D. PERSINGER, Personal 13-058358-DE
Representative of the Estate of GORDON JOHN
CLIFFMAN, BETTY WOODWYK, and
VIRGINIA WILSON,
Appellees.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 9, 2015
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral
argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1).
The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order
addressing whether MCL 600.2922(3)(b) allows stepchildren of a decedent to make a
claim for damages where the natural parent predeceased the decedent, and if so, whether
this Court should overrule In re Combs Estate, 257 Mich App 622 (2003). The parties
should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.
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.
March 23, 2016
t0316
Clerk