Davis v. Morton

In this slip-and-fall case, plaintiffs appeal as of right from a May 27, 1983, order of summary judgment granted in favor of defendants pursuant to GCR 1963, 117.2(3).

At approximately 10:30 or 11:00 a.m. on January 27, 1982, plaintiff Eva Mae Davis and her husband James Davis stopped at the home of Rufus Morton on Manor Street in the City of Detroit. Rufus Morton is the nephew of Eva Mae Davis. The purpose of their visit to the Morton home was to enable James to look up a phone number of his local union. While James was looking up the number, Eva sat down to visit and share a cup of coffee…