Legal Opinion

Dwayne Wigfall v. City of Detroit

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided October 10, 2017No. 333448UnpublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

*732 *38 Defendant, the City of Detroit, appeals as of right an order denying its motion for summary disposition premised on the ground that plaintiff's highway-defect action is barred by governmental immunity because plaintiff, Dwayne Wigfall, failed to comply with the statutory notice requirement. We reverse and remand for entry of an order granting defendant's motion for summary disposition.

On June 9, 2014, plaintiff was riding his motorcycle when he allegedly struck a pothole in the roadway that caused him to fall and sustain personal injuries. On December 2, 2015, plaintiff filed this lawsuit.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Maiden v. RozwoodMichigan Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Rowland v. Washtenaw County Road CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 2007
  3. McCAHAN v. BRENNANMichigan Supreme Court · 2012
  4. Casey v. Auto-Owners InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. James v. AlbertsMichigan Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Frederick R Wheeler v. City of LivoniaMichigan Court of Appeals · 2018
  2. Mark Cooper v. Raymond D ComerMichigan Court of Appeals · 2019
  3. Orlando Lee Mays v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 2019
  4. Steven Sykes v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 2018

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