Jennings v. Southwood

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that with regard to willful misconduct, “[t]he term ‘wilful’ requires a finding of an actual intent to harm”
• explaining that under the doctrine of pure comparative negligence “a plaintiffs negligence does not bar the plaintiffs recovery; instead, it reduces the amount of the plaintiffs recovery, allocating liability in proportion to fault”
• adopting from the GTLA the definition of gross negligence for purposes of the emergency medical services act, MCL 333.20901 et seq.
• recognizing the gross negligence standard delineated by statute
• “We also recognize the principle that ‘express mention in a statute of one thing generally implies the exclusion of other similar things.’ ”
• statutes that have a common purpose should be read to harmonize with each other in furtherance of that purpose

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).