Herman v. City of Detroit

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding no intentional tort where death from electrocution “was the result of decedent’s momentary and tragic lapse in judgment”
• “An injury is certain to occur if there is no doubt that it will occur . . . .”
• “The facts demonstrate that decedent’s death was the result of decedent’s momentary and tragic lapse in judgment, not the result of an intentional act by defendant.”
• “The facts demonstrate that decedent’s death was the result of decedent’s momentary and tragic lapse in judgment, not the result of an intentional act by defendant.”
• “An employer’s knowledge of general risks is insufficient to establish an intentional tort.”
• “An employer’s knowledge of general risks is insufficient to establish an intentional tort.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).