Spencer v. Ford Motor Co.

Plaintiffs appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for defendant Ford Motor Company, pursuant to GCR 1963, 117.2(3), on plaintiffs’ products liability action. Defendant Firestone Tire & Rubber Company appeals from the trial court’s denial of its motion for partial summary judgment pursuant to GCR 1963, 117.2(3), on plaintiffs’ duty to warn theory. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

In May of 1977, plaintiff Robert Spencer was employed by a Union 76 automotive service station. One of his duties was to repair truck tires. An employee of Vegelheim Lumber Company brought a Ford…