Bednarski v. General Motors Corp.

Plaintiff, the administratrix of her husband’s estate, appeals from the granting of summary judgment for defendant, her late husband’s employer. Plaintiff commenced suit by filing this wrongful death action in circuit court. She also petitioned for hearing before the Workmen’s Compensation Bureau. Only the first action is now before the Court. Her complaint, as amended, alleged that her husband died as a result of lung cancer which physicians who were the agents and employees of defendant failed to detect or reveal to the decedent during a series of physical examinations and X-ray…