Prentis v. Yale Manufacturing Co.

Decided February 11, 1985. Patricia Jean Ehrhardt Pernick Boyle wrote the opinion for the court.

365 N.W.2d 176 · Cited 233 times

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• Micallef v. Miehle Co. · 39 N.Y.2d 376
• Dooms v. Stewart Bolling & Co. · 241 N.W.2d 738
• Suter v. San Angelo Foundry & MacHine Company · 406 A.2d 140
• Cova v. Harley Davidson Motor Co. · 182 N.W.2d 800
• Caterpillar Tractor Co. v. Beck · 593 P.2d 871
• Wilson v. Piper Aircraft Corp. · 577 P.2d 1322
• Caldwell v. Fox · 231 N.W.2d 46
• Owens v. Allis-Chalmers Corp. · 326 N.W.2d 372
• Holland v. United States · 348 U.S. 121
• Phillips v. Kimwood MacHine Company · 525 P.2d 1033
• People v. Woods · 331 N.W.2d 707
• Williams v. Detroit Edison Co. · 234 N.W.2d 702
• Bronson v. J. L. Hudson Co. · 135 N.W.2d 388
• Johnson v. Chrysler Corp. · 254 N.W.2d 569
• Owens v. Allis-Chalmers Corp. · 268 N.W.2d 291
• Tulkku v. MacKworth Rees Division of Avis Industries, Inc. · 300 N.W.2d 46
• Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc. · 161 A.2d 69
• In Re Certified Questions · 331 N.W.2d 456
• Karl v. Bryant Air Conditioning Co. · 416 Mich. 558
• Brady v. Melody Homes Manufacturer · 589 P.2d 896
• Jorae v. Clinton Crop Service · 465 F. Supp. 952

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