Love v. City of Detroit

Plaintiff appeals by right the trial court’s order granting summary disposition in favor of the individual defendants, members of the Detroit Fire Department. We affirm. This appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).

Decedents died when they were unable to escape from a fire that engulfed their home. Plaintiff filed a suit alleging that the individual defendants acted in a grossly negligent manner by failing to timely respond to the fire and failing to take effective steps to rescue the trapped individuals.

The individual defendants moved for summary disposition…