Martin v. Raker

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from an order granting summary disposition to defendants and denying plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration.

Michael Martin was employed as a part-time agricultural worker by defendant C. Raker & Sons. On June 16, 1986, Michael Martin was carrying boxes of cabbages across a wooden plank between moving trailers which were pulled by a tractor driven by defendant Timothy R. Raker. The trailers jerked due to shifting gears or acceleration, causing Michael Martin to fall between them. He was injured when the second trailer ran over him. On September 30, 1986,…