Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
February 6, 2008 Clifford W. Taylor,
Chief Justice
135277 Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Marilyn Kelly
Maura D. Corrigan
IN RE BARBARA HROBA TRUST Robert P. Young, Jr.
_____________________________________ Stephen J. Markman,
Justices
LUANN HROBA,
Petitioner-Appellant,
v SC: 135277
COA: 266783
Oakland Probate Ct:
2004-294178-TV
GARY HROBA,
Respondent-Appellee.
_________________________________________/
On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 9, 2007
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(G)(1), in
lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REVERSE the judgment of the Court of Appeals and
REINSTATE the judgment of the Oakland County Probate Court. Because the issue of
the validity of the amendment to the trust was never litigated in the summary proceedings
action brought in the 52-4 District Court, res judicata did not bar the petitioner’s action in
the Oakland County Probate Court. MCL 600.5750; JAM Corp v AARO Disposal, Inc,
461 Mich 161 (1999); Sewell v Clean Cut Management, Inc, 473 Mich 569 (2001).
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 6, 2008 _________________________________________
l0130 Clerk