The company then had the bargain incorporated into an official order by a Michigan court.
This argument was addressed and rejected by a Michigan court in 1975.
The Michigan courts ruled, in part, against one former member and both cases were settled.
The judge who heard the case there last month supported her, but deferred to the Michigan courts.
The verdict was later overturned by the Michigan appellate court.
The Court sent the case back to the Michigan courts for further consideration.
They are, in effect, contesting the definition of "parent" before the Michigan court.
The verdict was never overturned by a Michigan court.
But the Michigan courts have ruled that assisted suicide is a felony.
She was a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals from 1989 to 2007.