Tulkku v. MacKworth Rees Division of Avis Industries, Inc

Blair Moody, Jr., J.

We granted leave to appeal to consider whether contributory negligence is a defense in a products liability action where it is alleged that defendant’s failure to provide an adequate safety device was the proximate cause of plaintiffs injury. In so doing, we are asked to consider whether the decision of this Court in Funk v General Motors Corp, 392 Mich 91; 220 NW2d 641 (1974), which held that contributory negligence was no defense where plaintiff’s injuries resulted from defendant’s failure to provide any safety device, is applicable to the facts of the case at bar.…