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Greenleaf v. Department of State Highways & Transportation

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided May 22, 1979No. Docket 78-370, 78-371PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBashara, J.

Defendants appeal from a Court of Claims judgment in favor of plaintiffs arising out of a wrongful death action and a personal injury action.

Plaintiffs allege that the Michigan Department of State Highways and Transportation failed to keep a public highway "reasonably safe and fit for travel” as required by MCL 691.1402; MSA 3.996(102).

On November 8, 1971, at approximately 9 a.m., plaintiff Leota Greenleaf and her mother Rosa Klaus sustained serious injuries in an automobile accident on the Silver Lake overpass bridge located on U.S. 23 near Fenton.

The accident was caused when Mrs. Greenleaf…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Tuttle v. Department of State HighwaysMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Mullins v. Wayne CountyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
  3. Joslyn v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Peters v. Department of State HighwaysMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Vannoy v. City of WarrenMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Salvati v. Department of State HighwaysMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Gorelick v. Department of State HighwaysMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Sweetman v. State Highway DepartmentMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Bach v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1986
  5. Salvati v. Department of State HighwaysMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979

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