Donald Vroman, a Minor, by James R. Vroman, His Next Friend v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. And George D. Roper Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought by the plaintiff-appellee to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by him when in the operation of a gasoline powered rotary lawn mower. The mower had been sold by defendant-appellant Sears, Roebuck & Co. under its trade name “Craftsman,” and had been manufactured by its wholly owned subsidiary, the defendant-appellant George D. Roper Corporation. The parties will herein be referred to as they were in the trial court, and the corporations as “Sears” and “Roper” respectively.
At the time of the occurrence giving rise to this action,…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Comstock v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1959
- Hill v. Harbor Steel & Supply Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1965
- Franklin v. Skelly Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
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