Parrish v. B F Goodrich Co.

Plaintiffs, Betty Parrish and Dorothy Fink, sued defendant, B. F. Goodrich Company, to recover for personal injuries sustained when a tire on plaintiff Parrish’s vehicle blew out. Defendant, in a motion for accelerated judgment, contended that since the injuries occurred in Ohio, that state’s two-year statute of limitations barred both plaintiffs’ causes of action in Michigan. The trial court agreed. Plaintiffs appeal as of right. We reverse.

Plaintiffs’ complaints are nearly identical and were filed March 10, 1972. They each allege two theories of liability arising out of the accident in…