Legal Opinion

Ritchie-Gamester v. City of Berkley

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 30, 1999No. 109633., Calendar No. 3PublishedCited by 109 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*75Young, J.

We granted leave in this case to consider the appropriate standard of care for those involved in recreational activities. We conclude that coparticipants in recreational activities owe each other a duty not to act recklessly. Because the trial court properly concluded that plaintiff could not show that defendant violated this standard, we reverse the Court of Appeals and reinstate the trial court’s grant of summary disposition for defendant.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This case comes to us after a grant of summary disposition for defendant pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(10), and…

2Cases cited28 opinions

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3Cited by109 opinions

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