Kuriakuz v. West Bloomfield Township

Defendant West Bloomfield Township appeals by leave granted from an April 2, 1990, order of the Oakland Circuit Court denying summary disposition. The township brought its motion under MCR 2.116(C)(7), (8), and (10), claiming, among other things, governmental immunity. We reverse.

Plaintiffs’ property abuts the land of defendant Foxpointe Condominium Association. Plaintiffs claim that rain water drains from Foxpointe’s property to plaintiffs’ property, causing substantial damage. Defendant township reviewed and approved Foxpointe’s site plan. The township neither required nor issued permits…