Legal Opinion
McKinch v. Dixon
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 1974No. 12 September Term 1973, Docket No. 54,430PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. G. Kavanagh, J.
The Court of Appeals1 set aside a jury’s verdict for the plaintiff against defendant Ford Motor Company and remanded the case for retrial against that defendant only.
The facts giving rise to the claim are not complicated.
Plaintiff’s decedent sustained severe and permanent injury to his right foot when a tow truck driven by defendant Dixon jumped a curb and crushed decedent’s foot against a cement step.
The death of plaintiff’s decedent occurred after this suit was tried and while the appeal was pending in the Court of Appeals. It does not appear to have been caused by the accident.
The action…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- McKinch v. DixonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
3Cited by17 opinions
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- Kujawski v. CohenMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- Beals v. WalkerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- Beasley v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
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