Fryover v. Forbes
| Decision Date | 27 September 1989 |
| Docket Number | No. COA,No. 85718,85718,COA |
| Citation | 446 N.W.2d 292,433 Mich. 878 |
| Parties | Steven FRYOVER, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Penny K. Fryover, Deceased, and the Estate of Karl James Fryover, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven FORBES and Daryl Forbes, individually and d/b/a Airview Farms, Defendants-Appellants. 102270. 433 Mich. 878, 446 N.W.2d 292 |
| Court | Michigan Supreme Court |
Prior report: 176 Mich.App. 36, 439 N.W.2d 284.
On order of the Court, the certification by the Court of Appeals pursuant to Administrative Order 1984-2 that its decision in this case conflicts with its decision in Toth v. Goree, 65 Mich.App. 296, 237 N.W.2d 297 (1975), lv. den. 396 Mich. 836 (1976) and the application for leave to appeal are considered. Pursuant to MCR 7.302(F)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REVERSE the judgment of the Court of Appeals and REINSTATE the judgment of the trial court. We do not find any basis in the legislative history or in the case law of this state to conclude that the Legislature intended to create a cause of action for a nonviable fetus not born alive when it enacted and later amended the Wrongful Death Act. We agree with the dissent in the Court of Appeals that any decision to extend liability under the Wrongful Death Act is one more appropriately left to the Legislature.
CAVANAGH, J., would grant leave to appeal.
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