Haynes v. Monroe Plumbing & Heating Co.

This is an appeal from a wrongful death action in which plaintiff’s decedent (hereinafter called plaintiff) was granted a jury verdict of $155,573.97. Plaintiff was employed by Consolidated Paper Company in Monroe, Michigan, as a maintenance pipe fitter. Defendant, Monroe Plumbing & Heating Co., in addition to rendering plumbing and heating services, is also engaged in steam process piping. Plaintiff alleges that sometime prior to July 10, 1966, defendant negligently and in breach of implied warranty altered certain steam pipes in Consolidated’s plant which resulted in the bursting of a steam…