Dingeman v. Reffitt

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from an order granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

Plaintiffs were the owners of two parcels of lakefront property located in Antrim County on the east and west sides of West Torch Lake Drive. In 1973, plaintiffs contemplated developing the east parcel of property and contacted the local health department for a land evaluation concerning the installation of septic tanks on the property. Pursuant to plaintiffs’ request, Walter Franczek of the Department of Health examined the east parcel and concluded that, due to the composition of the soil, serious…