An assignee is not bound by a judgment obtained by the predecessor in interest after the assignment, the Michigan Court of Appeals has held in a published decision.
Where a defendant asserted a counterclaim alleging that the plaintiff insurance company failed to pay to it all of the personal protection insurance (PIP) benefits required under the no-fault act, the trial court’s decision to allow the insurer’s motion for summary disposition must be reversed because the defendant had standing under Michigan precedent.