CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals
Gerald v Stanton
PPO award and insults insufficient for emotional-distress claim
Decided
The citation
Gerald v Stanton, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued November 3, 2026 (Docket No. 376367), pp 3-4
From the case summary
Gerald hired a company to remove trees near her home. She and Stanton, the homeowners association president, had altercations over the work; Stanton told her not to remove trees without association permission. Gerald obtained a personal protection order (PPO), then sued for intentional infliction of…
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