Henkey v. City of Grand Rapids

Plaintiff appeals as of right from the order of the Kent Circuit Court which granted summary disposition to defendant on the basis of governmental immunity. The court ruled that the public building exception did not apply to injuries suffered by plaintiff when he slipped on some snow and ice and fell on the sidewalk immediately adjacent to the entryway of defendant’s public building. We reverse.

As we read Reardon v Dep’t of Mental Health, 430 Mich 398, 413-414; 424 NW2d 248 (1988) — the Supreme Court’s latest pronouncement on the public building exception, MCL 691.1406; MSA 3.996(106) — the…