Hill v. Husky Briquetting, Inc.

This is the second appeal in an action brought for wrongful death and injuries resulting from inhaling fumes of carbon monoxide given off by defendant’s charcoal briquettes. The first appeal resulted in a reversal of a directed verdict in favor of defendant prior to the impaneling of the jury, and remand for trial. Hill v Husky Briquetting, Inc, 54 Mich App 17; 220 NW2d 137 (1974), affirmed, 393 Mich 136; 223 NW2d 290 (1974). In the first appeal, certain facts relevant to a controlling point of law were stipulated by the parties. The Court of Appeals, in reversing the directed verdict entered…