Legal Opinion
Gibbons v. Caraway
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 22, 1997No. Docket Nos. 102190, 102191 and 102388, Calendar Nos. 1-2PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCavanagh, J.
In these consolidated cases, we are required to further explicate the scope of the fireman’s rule. In Gibbons, we are also required to determine whether the exemption from liability afforded by § 401(2) of the civil liability act, MCL 257.401(2); MSA 9.2101(2), applies to defendant Elmer Simko.
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GIBBONS v CARAWAY
The incident at issue in this case occurred on November 12, 1990. Plaintiff, a Bloomfield Township police officer, was dispatched to the scene of an accident that had occurred at the intersection of Adams Road and the entrance/exit ramp of 1-75. During the relevant period, plaintiff…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Flowers v. Rock Creek Terrace Ltd. PartnershipCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
- Steelman v. LindNevada Supreme Court · 1981
- Woods v. City of WarrenMichigan Supreme Court · 1992
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