A C Hoyle Co. v. Sperry Rand Corp.

Plaintiff, A. C. Hoyle Company, appeals as of right from an April 13, 1982, order of partial summary judgment against it pursuant to GCR 1963, 117.2(1), failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

In its complaint plaintiff alleged that it had entered into a contract with Bethlehem Steel Corporation to supply deck machinery for four ocean-faring oil tankers which Bethlehem was building. The machinery to be supplied by plaintiff was designed to be hydraulically powered.

Plaintiff contracted with Vickers, a division of the defendant corporation, for the design, manufacture, and…