Legal Opinion
Granger v. Fruehauf Corp.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 18, 1985No. Docket 77395PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCynar, J.
This appeal arises out of a products liability action filed by the plaintiff after he was injured when he fell from a trailer manufactured by the defendant. Plaintiff brought suit alleging both negligence and breach of implied warranty against the defendant for its manufacturing of an allegedly defectively designed high-side open-top trailer. It was asserted that the trailer was defective because it did not have a ladder on the exterior of the trailer to allow the driver safe access to the top. A jury trial was held in Wayne County Circuit Court on August 4-11, 1983. The jury returned a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Prentis v. Yale Manufacturing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1985
- Owens v. Allis-Chalmers Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Smith v. E R Squibb & Sons, IncMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
- Antcliff v. State Employees Credit UnionMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Reetz v. Kinsman Marine Transit Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Granger v. Fruehauf Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1987
- Knight v. Gulf & Western Properties, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992
- Kohn v. Ford Motor Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1986
- Clark v. Seagrave Fire Apparatus, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988
- Burnham v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
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