Legal Opinion
Continental Paper & Supply Co. v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided April 4, 1996No. 100464, Calendar No. 5PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The issue before us is whether the City of Detroit is liable under the trespass-nuisance exception to governmental immunity for damages caused by a fire that originated at buildings to which the city did not have title.1 We hold that the city neither owned nor controlled the buildings and therefore cannot be héld liable under the trespass-nuisance exception to governmental immunity. We reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and remand the case for entry of a judgment of dismissal.
On March 12, 1987, Continental Paper & Supply Company, Inc.’s, building was destroyed as the result of a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hadfield v. Oakland County Drain CommissionerMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
- Buckeye Union Fire Insurance v. StateMichigan Supreme Court · 1970
- Dow v. State of MichiganMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
- Baker v. Waste Management of Michigan, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1995
- Oxenrider v. GvoicMichigan Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Traver Lakes Community Maintenance Ass'n v. Douglas Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1997
- United States v. GrossmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
- McDowell v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 2007
- CS&P, INC. v. City of MidlandMichigan Court of Appeals · 1998
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