Legal Opinion
La Fountain v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided January 22, 1988No. Civ. A. 86-CV-74695-DTPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DUGGAN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs purchased from Sears Roebuck and Co. a hammock including chains and “J” hooks for installation. Klapat Industries Inc. had supplied the hammock including chains and “J” hooks to Sears. The “J” hooks were manufactured by Hindley Manufacturing Company, who sold them to Klapat.
On July 20, 1985, plaintiff Alex La Fountain installed the hammock by inserting the “J” hooks into two trees and suspending the hammock from the hooks. Plaintiffs claim that, while they were lying in the hammock, the hammock came loose from the hook causing plaintiffs to fall and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Prentis v. Yale Manufacturing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1985
- Latimer v. William Mueller & Son, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1986
- State v. LaDouceurSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
3Cited by2 opinions
- Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC v. Nak Sealing Technologies Corp.California Court of Appeal · 2007
- Sears Roebuck & Co., Klapat Industries, Inc. v. Hindley Manufacturing CoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989