Hobbs v. Department of State Highways

On May 22, 1972 Gailen Hobbs was killed when the automobile he was driving plunged off an overpass bridge onto state trunkline highway 1-75. Suit was filed in the Court of Claims on October 9, 1973 alleging that the State Highway Department had been negligent in the design and construction of the bridge.

The defendant filed a motion for "accelerated judgment and/or summary judgment”, claiming that the Court of Claims lacked jurisdiction over the subject matter because the overpass was not a part of the state trunkline system. An amendment was then made to this "motion for accelerated and/or…