Court Opinion

ID: 9486422
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 11:47:41.542217+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:51:43.087460
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CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge,
concurring.
I believe I must concur that the judgment of the district court should be affirmed because Adams v. Perry Furniture Co., 497 N.W.2d 514 (Mich.Ct.App.1993) is currently the controlling law in Michigan in regard to this issue. An application for leave to appeal Adams was filed with the Michigan Supreme Court on February 9, 1998 (Michigan Supreme Court Docket No. 95875), but to date no action has been taken. I prefer that the panel in the present case hold its decision in abeyance until the Michigan Supreme Court rules on Adams, which I believe may be contrary to the direction the Michigan Supreme Court is moving in light of the dicta expressed in Glittenberg v. Doughboy Recreational Industries, 491 N.W.2d 208 (Mich.1992). However, unless Adams is overruled by the Michigan Supreme Court, Adams states the controlling Michigan law, which we are bound to apply in this diversity action.