Coleman v. Kootsillas

We granted leave to determine whether the city of Riverview can be held hable under the proprietary function exception to governmental immunity for injuries that occurred at its landfill. We conclude that operation of the landfill is a proprietary function and that the city is subject to Lability.

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In 1967, city of Riverview voters approved a bond proposal to purchase real property for a landfill. Construction started in the summer of 1968, and by 1969, the landfill was operating. By 1990, it served seventeen municipal customers in the southern Wayne County area. It also accepted commercial…