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FOSTER v. CONE-BLANCHARD MACH. CO.

Docket No. 108465, Calendar No. 8.

597 N.W.2d 506 (1999)

460 Mich. 696

Evia Irene FOSTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CONE-BLANCHARD MACHINE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, and Seven Ranges, Inc., Defendant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 20, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baker, Durst, Nelson, Benz & Baldwin (by Gary R. Baldwin), Clinton, for plaintiff-appellee.

Sullivan, Ward, Bone, Tyler & Asher, P.C. (by Thomas M. Slavin and Ronald S. Lederman), Southfield, for defendant-appellant.

Lupo & Koczkur, P.C. (by Paul S. Koczkur and Dane A. Lupo, Jr.), Detroit, amicus curiae for Pneumo Abex Corporation.

Ford & Kobayashi, P.C. (by James B. Ford), Kalamazoo, amicus curiae for Michigan Trial Lawyers Association.

Opinion

WEAVER, C.J.

In this products liability case, we examine the scope of successor liability in general, and of a successor corporation's duty to warn its customers of defects in a product manufactured by its predecessor. The trial court granted defendant Cone-Blanchard Machine Company's motion for summary disposition. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that summary disposition was improper. It...

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