Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan December 4, 2018 Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack 157693 David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Kurtis T. Wilder LAWRENCE M. CLARKE, INC., Elizabeth T. Clement, Plaintiff/Counterdefendant- Justices Appellee, v SC: 157693 COA: 336481 Ingham CC: 08-000227-CZ KIM S. DRAEGER, Defendant-Appellant, and KD EQUIPMENT LEASING, INC. and AIC, INC., Defendants/Counterplaintiffs/ Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants, and GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA and XL REINSURANCE AMERICA, INC., Third-Party Defendants-Appellees.

_________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the March 20, 2018 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.

I, Larry S. Royster, 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.

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