Legal Opinion
Gross v. General Motors Corp.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 8, 1995No. Docket Nos. 98045, 98046, 98806, (Calendar Nos. 9-10)PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrickley, C.J.
These cases present two issues for discussion. The first issue is whether the county in which executives may have approved product designs provides venue in a design defect case. We hold that it does not. The second issue is whether a plaintiff’s experience of damages within a county properly establishes tort venue therein. We hold that it does not.
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These consolidated appeals concern two accidents involving General Motors vehicles. The facts concerning the accidents are not in dispute. Wilson Gross was seriously injured when his 1984 Chevrolet CK pickup truck overturned in Washtenaw County.…
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