Graf v. St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Plaintiff, Jeanne M. Graf, appeals the circuit court’s orders granting summary judgment for defendant, St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, on her complaint for personal injuries and denying her motion for leave to amend her complaint. On appeal, plaintiff contends that material issues of fact exist which preclude summary judgment for defendant and that the court abused its discretion in refusing to allow her to amend her complaint. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiff alleges that she suffered personal injuries when she slipped and fell on the snow-covered steps of defendant’s church. The…