$585,000

Case Details

A local business owner hired the defendant to spread crushed gravel in the business parking lot. The defendant caused the box of his truck to be raised so that it came into contact with the 13,200 volt overhead power line. The defendant exited his truck onto the wet ground but held the grab bar on the truck, which cause him to be electrocuted. The plaintiff, a trained firefighter, reacted by bodyblocking the defendant out of contact with the truck. The plaintiff resulted severe injuries as he was also electrocuted in his rescue attempt. Under 'The Rescue Doctrine' in Michigan, a party whose negligence causes injuries to a rescuer of a victim owes a duty of reasonable care to a potential rescuer.

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