Legal Opinion
Spengler v. ADT Security Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 4, 2007No. 06-2537PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
Dwight Spengler appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his tort claim on summary judgment. Spengler alleges that ADT is responsible for his mother’s death by failing to dispatch an ambulance to her address after she pressed an ADT-issued emergency call button. Because the district court correctly held that this case sounds in contract and not in tort, we AFFIRM the holding of the district court.
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On May 10, 2004, Dwight Spengler signed a residential services contract with ADT to install and monitor a security alarm at the home of Veronica…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- J.C. Wyckoff & Associates, Inc. v. Standard Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Hart v. LudwigMichigan Supreme Court · 1956
- Tuttle v. George H. Gilbert Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
- Rinaldo's Construction Corp. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1997
- Mary Haas v. Montgomery Ward and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- ADT Security Services, Inc. v. SwensonDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2011
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