Defendants say plaintiff wasn’t properly awake at time of auto accident
Plaintiff Kathryn Groulx, representing the Estate of Christopher J. Groulx, sought compensatory damages from defendants Muma Logging Inc. and Daniel Baird on claims of wrongful death.
In the early morning of Sept. 12, 2011, Groulx, 22, was driving his 2009 Pontiac G6 south on Garfield Road in Garfield Township. He struck a John Deere logging vehicle driven by Bard, an employee of Muma Logging. Bard had been driving 15 mph, according to police reports, and that the vehicle did not have the required lights Groulx would need to see it.
Defendants contended Groulx was not properly alert at the time of the collision, possibly due to lack of sleep, speeding or using a cellphone.
A Bay County jury awarded plaintiff’s estate $45,881 in past economic damages, $30,000 in future economic damages, $2 million in past noneconomic damages and $750,000 in future noneconomic damages.
Type of action: Wrongful death
Type of injuries: Death
Name of case: Groulx v. Muma Logging Inc., et al.
Court/Case no./Date: Bay County Circuit Court; 11-3869-NI; Oct. 3, 2013
Tried before: Jury
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