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GHERARDINI v. FORD MOTOR CO

Docket No. 57118.

394 Mich. 430 (1975)

231 N.W.2d 643

GHERARDINI v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 23, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl P. Garlow for appellant City of Dearborn.

Leonard C. Jaques, P.C. (by Robert E. Swickle), for appellees Gherardini.

MEMORANDUM OPINION: Peter Gherardini was a City of Dearborn fireman who was injured in a fire at a Ford Motor Company plant. The city paid workmen's compensation benefits. Gherardini won a third-party action against the Ford Motor Company, and the city, as subrogee, obtained $90,000 of the verdict as reimbursement for compensation benefits previously paid.

Gherardini's lawyer sought and was allowed to recover a 40% attorney fee against the city. Because the city's...

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