Legal Opinion
Hatch v. Grand Haven Township
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 2000No. Docket 113286PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff fell from his bicycle and was injured when the front tire of the bicycle struck a hole in a paved bicycle path in defendant township. He sued the township, alleging liability under the highway exception to governmental immunity.
Defendant moved for summary disposition, maintaining that the bike path was not a “sidewalk” on a highway within the meaning of MCL 691.1401(e); MSA 3.996(101)(e). The circuit court granted the motion, but the Court of Appeals reversed, finding that the path is on the highway within the meaning of subsection (e) and that it qualifies as a sidewalk for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. McIntireMichigan Supreme Court · 1999
- Scheurman v. Department of TransportationMichigan Supreme Court · 1990
- Roy v. Department of TransportationMichigan Supreme Court · 1987
- Gregg v. State Highway DepartmentMichigan Supreme Court · 1990
- Stabley v. Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Park AuthorityMichigan Court of Appeals · 1998
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Roby v. City of Mount ClemensMichigan Court of Appeals · 2007
- WEAVER EX REL. ESTATE OF WEAVER v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 2002
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