Legal Opinion
Maki v. City of East Tawas
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 7, 1971No. 17 January Term 1971, Docket No. 52,539PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. G. Kavanagh, J.
In December of 1965, the plaintiff, Leo Maki, went to the defendant’s city *155dump to discard some refuse. He dumped the refuse at an area designated by the attendant city employee and then remained to talk to the attendant. While inquiring about a bicycle part, a small explosion occurred in a nearby refuse fire and the plaintiff was struck in the left eye by what appeared to be a .22 caliber bullet.
The plaintiff later lost the use of his left eye and he sued the defendant city for his ensuing disability.
The plaintiff originally based his claim upon negligence and counts of gross negligence and…
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