Robinson v. City of Lansing

Defendant, city of Lansing, appeals as of right from the trial court’s order denying its motion for summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(7) (governmental immunity). We decide this appeal without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E). We reverse and remand.

I. BASIC FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff, Barbara Robinson, tripped on a sidewalk adjacent to Michigan Avenue, a state trunk line highway, in Lansing and filed suit. Robinson alleged that the city breached its duty under MCL 691.1402(1) to maintain the sidewalk in reasonable repair and in a condition reasonably safe for public…