Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Modern Mobile Homes, Inc.

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided October 4, 1965No. Calendar 9, Docket 50,357PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*347T. M. Kavanagh, C. J.

Plaintiff, Harold W. Wilson, administrator of the estate of Jean Anne Wilson, deceased, instituted this suit in the Kent county circuit court under the wrongful death act1 for damages resulting from the accidental electrocution of plaintiff’s minor daughter.

The fatal accident occurred on July 12, 1960, when the daughter, Jean Anne, age 10, crawled under the Wilson trailer to retrieve a ball. Jean Anne Wilson thereafter came in contact with the ground and some part of the trailer, resulting in the child being electrocuted'.

Plaintiff originally joined the manufacturer of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Piercefield v. Remington Arms Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Wycko v. GnodtkeMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Currie v. FitingMichigan Supreme Court · 1965
  5. Gilson v. BronkhorstMichigan Supreme Court · 1958

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Danculovich v. BrownWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Breckon v. Franklin Fuel Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1970
  3. Smith v. City of Detroit SwarthoutMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Crystal v. HubbardMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
  5. King v. DalyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1965

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