Legal Opinion
Jones v. BASF Corp.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided June 30, 1988No. 87-CV-1196-DTPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING BASF CORPORATION’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
WOODS, District Judge.
On March 29, 1986, plaintiff and a coworker were engaged in “cutting” 1 a 35 to 40' high by 30' wide circular tank into 5 X 5' or 5 X 4' sections. While plaintiff was cutting a section of the tank, the piece he was cutting “ripped in two.” The left side of the piece struck and injured plaintiff on his left leg.
The accident occurred at the Wyandotte plant owned by defendant BASF Corporation (BASF). BASF, on October 17, 1980, had entered into a “Sales, Site Clearance and Restoration…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Funk v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1974
- Bosak v. HutchinsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
- Vannoy v. City of WarrenMichigan Court of Appeals · 1968
- Inglis v. Millersburg Driving Ass'n.Michigan Supreme Court · 1912
- McDonough v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1973
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- Curless v. Lathrop Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1989