Carver v. Ford Motor Co.

Plaintiff filed suit against defendant on May 30, 1978, alleging negligence and breach of express and implied warranties as a result of an interior car fire which severely burned her three-year-old child on February 19, 1973. Defendant moved to dismiss plaintiffs individual cause of action under GCR 1963, 116.1(5), raising the statute of limitations as an affirmative defense.

Plaintiff filed the affidavit of Colette Belanger, a qualified psychologist, wherein she stated:

"12. On the basis of my examination of Mrs. Carver, on January 10, 1979, it is my professional opinion that Mrs. Joann Carver…