Paige v. Bing Construction Co.

This appeal arises from the trial court’s dismissal of the complaint filed by the defendant and third-party plaintiff, Bing Construction Company, against third-party defendants, Bernard and Patricia Paige.

On October 5, 1971, Kathleen Paige, a 2-1/2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paige, fell into a man-made hole on the defendant’s construction site. As a result of this tragic accident, the child died a few days later. On November 26, 1973, plaintiff Bernard Paige, acting as administrator of the estate of Kathleen Paige, filed a wrongful death action in Oakland County Circuit Court. The…