ESTATE OF TRIPLETT v. GENERAL ELEC. CO.

No. 5:95-CV-81.

954 F.Supp. 149 (1996)

ESTATE OF Beatrice M. TRIPLETT, Deceased and Estate of Christina Marie Triplett, Deceased, through their Personal Representative, Pamela Triplett, and Estate of Katrice Denise Riley, Deceased, through her Personal Representative, Rufus Riley, Plaintiffs, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, a New York Corporation and Advance Transformer Co., an Illinois Corporation, Jointly and Severally, Defendants.

United States District Court, Western District of Michigan Southern Division.

July 15, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. Mannausa, Lopatin, Miller, Freedman, Bluestone, Erlich, Rosen & Bartnick, Detroit, MI, for Plaintiffs.

Boleslaus I. Stanczyk, Plunkett & Cooney, PC, Detroit, MI, Thomas G. Cardelli, Cardelli, Schaefer & Mason, PC, Royal Oak, MI, for Defendants.


BENJAMIN F. GIBSON, District Judge.

Defendant Advance Transformer Co. ("Advance") requests summary judgment in this product liability action arising out of a fire. For the following reasons, the Court will grant in part and deny in part Advance's motion for summary judgment.

I.

On May 20, 1992, a fire broke out in the home of Veretta Triplett. The parties agree that the fire originated in the living room. As a result of the fire, Beatrice Triplett...

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