Legal Opinion

Murdock v. Higgins

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided March 4, 1997No. Docket 101976PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.

Plaintiff-appellant places three issues before this Court. First, whether the Court of Appeals erred when it held defendant Higgins owed no duty to protect this plaintiff from reasonably foreseeable harm on these facts; second, whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the trial court erroneously instructed the jury on Michigan’s Child Protection Law, MCL 722.622; MSA 25.248(2); and, third, whether the Court of Appeals erred in finding that, as a matter of law, there was insufficient evidence to find that Higgins’ conduct was the proximate cause of plaintiff’s injuries.1

We affirm the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Moning v. AlfonoMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Friedman v. DozorcMichigan Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Williams v. Cunningham Drug Stores, IncMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Lorencz v. Ford Motor Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Samson v. Saginaw Professional Building, IncMichigan Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by82 opinions

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