Legal Opinion
Swarthout v. Beard
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 18, 1971No. Docket No. 7887PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolbrook, J.
PlaintifE’s decedent, Leonard Clark, was killed on July 29, 1963, when the west wall of an excavation caved in on him. At the time, he was working in the excavation as an employee of Nordstrom-Myers, Inc., the general contractor, putting in footings for the library building at Alma College.
This is a wrongful death action naming Beard’s Welding & Erection Company, the excavator, and *399Lewis J. Sarvis, the architect, as original defendants. Nordstrom-Myers, Inc. was later added as a third-party defendant. All defendants were charged with negligence. The action against Nordstrom-Myers was…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Wycko v. GnodtkeMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
- Husted v. Consumers Power Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1965
- Breckon v. Franklin Fuel Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1970
- Hansen-Snyder Co. v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1963
- Ballog v. Knight Newspapers, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Paul J. Glick v. White Motor Company v. North American Rockwell Corp., (Third Party Defendant)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
- Walters v. Kellam & Foley, Mussett, Nicholas & Stevenson, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1977
- Clem (Cleam) Caldwell v. Bechtel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Hanna v. Huer, Johns, Neel, Rivers & WebbSupreme Court of Kansas · 1983
- Krieger v. J. E. Greiner Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
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