Legal Opinion
Hilla v. Gross
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 27, 1972No. Docket 11778PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. H. Gillis, P. J.
Plaintiffs sued George Patzer as owner and Erwin J. Gross as builder for damages sustained when the sun deck at Patzer’s cottage fell on plaintiff Leo Hilla.
The jury returned a verdict of $75,000 in favor of Leo Hilla and against defendant Gross; "zero” damages to Mrs. Hilla on her derivative action for loss of consortium; and no cause of action in favor of defendant Patzer.
Defendant Gross, in building the sun deck, had substituted aluminum support columns for the steel columns specified in the original plans. Mr. Patzer had no knowledge of the substitution. Ap proximately 2-1/2 years after…
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