ROBERSON BUILDERS, INC. v. Larson

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. _________________________________________/ 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