Barbara J. Reid v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., a Foreign Corporation

EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.

The diversity of citizenship jurisdiction of the federal courts requires us to decide this close, complicated and undecided question of Michigan law. It also requires us to risk “the hazards of prophecy” 1 as to how the Michigan Supreme Court will ultimately decide the same issue. Although our decision itself may directly affect relatively few Michigan cases, it could, if similarly decided by the Michigan Supreme Court, have enduring ramifications on Michigan’s products liability law. If the Michigan Supreme Court ultimately decides to adopt a different view than ours,…