# Lorencz v. Ford Motor Co.

> Michigan Supreme Court · May 8, 1992 · 439 Mich. 370

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9740714

## Case

- **Full name:** Lorencz v. Ford Motor Company; Gross v. Ford Motor Company
- **Court:** Michigan Supreme Court
- **Decided:** May 8, 1992
- **Citations:** 439 Mich. 370; 483 N.W.2d 844
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Griffin
- **Judges:** Griffin, Cavanagh, Levin, Brickley, Boyle, Riley, Mallett
- **Cited by:** 142 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

- **Yellow flag:** Criticized on other grounds by Gross v. General Motors Corp., 448 Mich. 147 (1995).
- Negative treatments: 1
- Distinguished by: 0
- Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9740714

## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- stating that in order to establish a negligence claim, a plaintiff must prove: (1) duty, (2) breach of duty, (3) causation, and (4) damages
- holding that venue is proper in any county where part of the cause of action arose
- recognizing that venue for a tort claim may be proper in multiple counties

## Opinion text

Griffin, J.
(dissenting). For the reasons set forth in the opinion of the Court of Appeals, I dissent.

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9740714. Public record. Not legal advice.