Legal Opinion
Tope v. Waterford Hills Road Racing Corp.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 6, 1978No. Docket 30719PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. J. Kelly, J.
Plaintiff appeals from an order for accelerated judgment of no cause of action granted the defendant on October 15, 1976, in Wayne County Circuit Court. Plaintiff is the administrator of the estate of Harry Warren Tope, a professional race car driver. Tope sustained fatal injuries during the Wide Track II road race held on July 5, 1975, at Pontiac, Michigan. The race was sponsored by the City of Pontiac and the defendant, Waterford Hills Road Commission, Inc., a nonprofit Michigan corporation.
Tope had won the inaugural wide track race the year before his fatal accident. He had entered the…
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