Wechsler v. Wayne County Road Commission

Plaintiffs filed a negligence action, asserting that defendant failed in its duty to maintain a highway "in reasonable repair so that it is reasonably safe and convenient for public travel.” MCL 691.1402; MSA 3.996(102). The case was tried to the bench in the Wayne Circuit Court, *582which granted judgment in favor of plaintiffs. We reverse.1

I. FACTS

A. UNDISPUTED FACTS

Most of the material facts are undisputed. The plaintiffs’ decedent, Ralph Andrew Johnson, was on his way home from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, driving his automobile east on Wick-Goddard Road, intending to make a left turn at the…