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KARL v. BRYANT AIR CONDITIONING CO.

No. 80-1035.

705 F.2d 164 (1983)

William J. KARL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRYANT AIR CONDITIONING COMPANY and Carlysle Compressor Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 13, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald R. Stempien, Southgate, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

David J. Capriccioso, Sally Steinhart (argued), Southfield, Mich., for defendants-appellees.

Before MERRITT, Circuit Judge, BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge, and WHITE, District Judge.

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

In this product liability action, plaintiff appeals from a jury verdict awarding him $2,600, a figure that reflects the jury's conclusion that plaintiff was 95% responsible for his injury. Specifically, plaintiff contends that the District Court erred in applying the comparative negligence principles of Michigan's products liability statute, M.C. L.A. § 600.2949 to a diversity case sounding in breach of warranty. We affirm.

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