Christy v. Prestige Builders, Inc.

415 Mich. 684 (1982)

329 N.W.2d 748

CHRISTY

v.

PRESTIGE BUILDERS, INC (CHRISTY v GLASS)

Docket No. 64590.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided December 23, 1982.

Bridges & Collins (by Dennis Shafer) for the plaintiffs.

Wisti & Jaaskelainen (by Michael E. Makinen) for defendant Leo Glass.

LEVIN, J.

I

The principal issue in this case is whether a vendor landowner has a common-law duty to subvendees of his vendee to avoid negligent behavior. We hold that this landowner had no such duty and reverse the jury verdict against him of common-law negligence. However, there is an allegation in the plaintiffs'…