Alpert v. City of Ann Arbor

These cases are consolidated on appeal. Plaintiffs brought separate actions against the City of Ann Arbor and the Michigan Department of Transportation. Plaintiffs also brought an action against the driver and the owner of the car that struck plaintiff Michelle Alpert; however, that action is not part of this appeal.

The trial court entered an order granting the City of Ann Arbor’s motion for summary disposition which plaintiffs are now appealing. The trial court, acting as the Court of Claims, denied the mdot’s motion for summary disposition, and the state appealed. These are the two…