1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Mich.
  4. 431 Mich.
  5. 431 Mich. 26 (1988)
 

EIDE v. KELSEY-HAYES CO.

Docket No. 79392, (Calendar No. 7).

431 Mich. 26 (1988)

427 N.W.2d 488

EIDE v. KELSEY-HAYES COMPANY

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 13, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Winshall & Associates, P.C. (by Susan Winshall and Francyne Stacey), for the plaintiffs.

Berry, Moorman, King, Cook & Hudson, P.C. (by Thomas M. Sullivan and Sheryl A. Laughren), for the defendant.

Amici Curiae:

Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman (by John Corbett O'Meara, Robert P. Young, Jr., and Noel D. Massie) for Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce.

Clark, Klein & Beaumont (by Dwight H. Vincent); (Christine M. Weinert and Francis S. Jaworski, of counsel) for Michigan Manufacturers Association.

Kelman, Loria, Downing, Schneider & Simpson (by Michael L. Pitt and Stuart N. Dowty) for Michigan Trial Lawyers Association.

Decided July 13, 1988. Rehearing denied post, 1205.

BOYLE, J.

Two issues are presented in this review of the plaintiff's award of damages for violators of the Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.2101 et seq.; MSA 3.548(101) et seq. First, we must consider whether a derivative cause of action for loss of consortium is precluded by the Civil Rights Act. In our view, there is nothing in the statute which suggests a legislative purpose to preclude this derivative...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases