Legal Opinion
Harry Bates, and Cross-Appellee v. R. D. Werner Company, Inc., and Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1970No. 18872_1Published
1Opinion of the Court
O’SULLIVAN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, Harry Bates, appeals from judgment for defendant-ap-pellee, entered November 28, 1967, upon a jury verdict of no cause of action, returned in plaintiff’s personal injury action against defendant R. D. Werner Company, Inc. The case was tried in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division. Michigan law controls this diversity action.
Plaintiff charged that the Werner Company was guilty of negligence and breach of implied warranty in the manufacture of a ladder. The ladder, with plaintiff on it, fell while…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kaminski v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1956
- Accetola v. HoodMichigan Court of Appeals · 1967
- Miller v. Pacific Mutual Life InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1954
- Rena C. Leo, of the Estate of Dr. Louis S. Leo, Deceased, Petitioning Creditor v. L & M Realty Corporation, a Virginia Corporation, Alleged BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955