Legal Opinion
Clark v. Seagrave Fire Apparatus, Inc
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 19, 1988No. Docket 88970PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
On May 12, 1983, a jury, after finding decedent fifty percent negligent, awarded plaintiff $150,000 in this design defect products liability case. A judgment along with $58,878.96 in interest was entered on July 22, 1983. On November 4, *1491985, the trial court denied defendants’ renewed motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternative for a new trial and a motion for a directed verdict. Defendants appeal this decision as of right. We affirm.
On the morning of December 12, 1977, when Detroit Fire Fighter Michael L. Johnson was killed, the fire truck he was riding in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Moning v. AlfonoMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
- Mitcham v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1959
- Prentis v. Yale Manufacturing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1985
- Smith v. E R Squibb & Sons, IncMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Bouverette v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 2001
- Klinke v. Mitsubishi Motors Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1996
- Lumley v. U of M Bd of RegentsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1996
- Bondie v. Bic Corp.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1990
- Daniel L. Hoverman, Sr., Delores J. Hoverman v. Harnischfeger Corporation, a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
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