Funk v. General Motors Corp.

(dissent). The majority opinion creates concepts which represent a significant departure from time tested theories of tort liability. Landowners must now disavow all but the most casual personal interest in projects undertaken on their property or assume responsibility for any on-site injuries. General contractors must now be prepared to assume responsibility for any injury received by the employee of a subcontractor, no matter how negligent the employee may be.

This alone would warrant my dissent. Additionally, the manner in which the trial was conducted denied defendants a fair hearing. I…