Lipka v. MacOmb County Board of Road Commissioners

Plaintiff, John G. Lipka, commenced this action as administrator of the estate of his son, the deceased, John H. Lipka, who was struck and killed by a motorist while riding his bicycle across Hilldale in Clinton Township. He was struck on Hilldale, one hundred feet south of the intersection of Sargent, by a vehicle that had left Groesbeck Highway (M97). The complaint contained three counts against the Board of County Road Commissioners of the County of Macomb. Counts i and n alleged negligence, and Count m alleged nuisance. Plaintiff also instituted suit against the Michigan Department of…