Legal Opinion
Tait v. Nash
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 28, 1970No. Docket 6,990PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. H. Gillis, J.
Plaintiff appeals from the Wayne County Circuit Court’s order denying her motion for a new trial. Pursuant to defendant’s motion, the trial court entered an order for summary judgment, GCR 1963, 117.2(1), against plaintiff in that her opening statement failed to state a cause of action. See: Stevens v. Stevens (1959), 355 Mich 363; Coon v. Williams (1966), 4 Mich App 325; Ambrose v. Detroit Edison Company (1968), 380 Mich 445.
Plaintiff was injured when the trunk lid of defendant’s automobile fell on her head. Plaintiff, in her original complaint, stated the cause of action to be:
“That the…
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