Parish v. B F Goodrich Co.

The question is, for purposes of determining, under the borrowing statute, the applicability of Michigan’s or of another state’s statute of limitations, whether a product liability claim of a consumer against a manufacturer accrues in the state where the product is sold or the state where the alleged defect in the product becomes apparent, causing injury and damage. We hold that the claim accrues when and where injury and damage are suffered.

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Claiming that their injuries in an automobile accident were caused by the blowout of a defective tire, the plaintiffs, the owner-driver and her pas…