Legal Opinion
Ferlito v. Johnson & Johnson Products, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided August 22, 1991No. Civ. A. 88-71248PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE VERDICT
GADOLA, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Susan and Frank Ferlito, husband and wife, attended a Halloween party in 1984 dressed as Mary (Mrs. Ferlito) and her little lamb (Mr. Ferlito). Mrs. Ferlito had constructed a lamb costume for her husband by gluing cotton batting manufactured by defendant Johnson & Johnson Products (“JJP”) to a suit of long underwear. She had also used defendant’s product to fashion a headpiece, complete with ears. The costume covered Mr. Ferlito from his head to his ankles, except…
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- Dolores M. Moran, of the Estate of Edward P. Moran, Deceased v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Albert Toth v. The Yoder Company, a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
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