CASE v. CONSUMERS POWER CO.

Docket No. 112707, Calendar No. 2.

615 N.W.2d 17 (2000)

463 Mich. 1

Kenneth CASE and Diana Case, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin W. Hable, Lapeer, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Warner, Norcross & Judd, L.L.P. (by Roger M. Clark, William R. Jansen, and Lori L. Gibson), Grand Rapids, and David A. Mikelonis and James E. Brunner, co-counsel, Jackson, for defendant-appellant.

David VanderHaagen, Lansing, for Michigan Farm Bureau.


Opinion

YOUNG, J.

We granted leave in this case to address the proper standard of care applicable to providers of electricity in stray voltage cases. We conclude that the general standard of care is always "reasonable care," and it is for the jury to determine whether the defendant's conduct in a given case fell below that standard.

In this case, the trial court instructed the jury that electricity is inherently dangerous and, therefore, that defendant...

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