City of Detroit v. Empire Fire & Marine Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

COHN, District Judge.

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The question in this case involves the character and use of the 7'3" concrete seawall cap running alongside the north shore of the Detroit River behind Cobo Hall and east of the parking lot along Civil Center Drive and Atwater Street in the City of Detroit. Specifically, the question is whether the seawall is a “way immediately adjacent to” land leased by the City of Detroit to the Bob-Lo Company (Bob-Lo) and covered by a public liability contract of insurance defendant Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Company (Empire) issued to Bob-Lo under…