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PHILLIPS v. MAZDA MOTOR MFG

Docket No. 129936.

204 Mich. App. 401 (1994)

516 N.W.2d 502

PHILLIPS v. MAZDA MOTOR MANUFACTURING (USA) CORPORATION

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided April 4, 1994, at 9:20 A.M.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Foster, Meadows & Ballard, P.C. (by Robert G. Lahiff), and Eugene C. Tenney, for the plaintiffs.

O'Leary, O'Leary, Jacobs, Mattson & Perry, P.C. (by John P. Jacobs), for the defendants.

Before: MICHAEL J. KELLY, P.J., and HOOD and T.R. THOMAS, JJ.

MICHAEL J. KELLY, P.J.

Plaintiffs sued defendants for the wrongful death of their son, who was killed in an accident during the construction of defendant Mazda's automobile factory on January 4, 1986. The jury returned a verdict of $3,300,000 against defendants. Defendants moved for a new trial, judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), and remittitur, which the trial court denied on May 25, 1990. Defendants appeal as of right. We affirm.

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