Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
February 1, 2008 Clifford W. Taylor,
Chief Justice
132363 Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Marilyn Kelly
Maura D. Corrigan
ROBERSON BUILDERS, INC., Robert P. Young, Jr.
Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant- Stephen J. Markman,
Justices
Appellant,
v SC: 132363
COA: 260039
Midland CC: 03-005718-CZ
JAMES LARSON,
Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff-
Appellee.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 19, 2006
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall
address (1) whether a claim for setoff is a counterclaim or an affirmative defense and
(2) whether asserting a claim for a setoff as a defense to another party’s claim amounts to
“bring[ing] or maintain[ing] an action in a court of this state for the collection of
compensation” under MCL 339.2412(1).
I, Corbin R. Davis, 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.
February 1, 2008 _________________________________________
s0129 Clerk