Legal Opinion
Yoakum v. Practical Home Builders, Inc.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 10, 1974No. Docket 16621PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Valkenburg, J.
The facts germane to the resolution of this appeal are not in dispute. Defendant Southpointe Square Apartments engaged defendant Practical Home Builders, Inc., as the general contractor for the purpose of building a multi-unit apartment complex. Practical Home Builders, Inc., in turn engaged one E. M. Nolan Contracting Company as a subcontractor to do the rough carpentry work. Plaintiff John Yoakum worked for Nolan as a journeyman rough carpenter.
On March 17, 1969 plaintiff was working on the roof of one of the buildings. While he was working near the edge of the roof he was struck in the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Funk v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1974
- McDonough v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1973
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