Sumner v. General Motors Corp.

This case is before us on remand from the Supreme Court for reconsideration of our previous decision affirming the trial court’s grant of summary disposition in favor of defendant under MCR 2.116(C)(10). On reconsideration, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

I. BACKGROUND

The procedural history of this case is unusual. Plaintiffs brought an action against defendant in 1989, alleging that plaintiff Constance Sumner’s injuries from an automobile collision were aggravated as the result of defendant’s negligent manufacture of her automobile. Specifically, plaintiffs claimed that some of the…