Legal Opinion
Rittenhouse v. Erhart
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided June 22, 1983No. Docket 60844PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Per curiam
On August 26, 1981, the trial court entered a $805,000 judgment against defendant North Woodward Mufflers, Inc. Defendant appeals and plaintiff cross-appeals as of right.
On June 14-15, 1973, Karen Rittenhouse (plaintiff Donald Rittenhouse’s daughter) and Kerry Erhart (defendant Earl Erhart’s son) were asphyxiated by carbon monoxide fumes while occupying Earl Erhart’s 1969 Chevrolet. Kerry was later pronounced dead as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. Karen Rittenhouse survived, but spent several months in a hospital and rehabilitation center. She has never fully recovered.
Eventually,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In Re Certified QuestionsMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Geib v. SlaterMichigan Supreme Court · 1948
- Skinner v. DME CORPORATIONMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
- Silisky v. Midland-Ross Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- Anderson v. Harry’s Army Surplus, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Rittenhouse v. ErhartMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
- Strach v. St. John Hospital Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1987
- Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp. v. UOP, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Warner v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1984
- Harvey v. Security Services, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1986
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