Blake v. Consolidated Rail Corp.

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from the trial court’s May 24, 1982, orders granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment. GCR 1963, 117.2(1).

In their first amended complaint, filed October 13, 1981, plaintiffs alleged that Robert Blake and Charles Burton, employees of defendant Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), were shot and killed by Rudy Bladel 1 while working on December 31, 1978, at defendant National Rail Passenger Corporation’s (NRPC) Jackson, Michigan, depot. The murders took place in an area of the depot restricted to employees and authorized personnel.

Plaintiffs’ first cause…