Legal Opinion
Lela Tompkins v. Crown Corr, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 9, 2013No. 12-1857, 12-1928PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Lela Tompkins (“Tompkins”) slipped and fell at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (“DTW”). She filed suit in state court against Northwest Airlines (“Northwest”) and the Wayne County Airport Authority (“WCAA”), alleging that they breached their statutory duty to repair and maintain the terminal. Plaintiff also sued Kimco, the company that provided janitorial services to the terminal. Her claims against the WCAA were for liability under the public building exception to the Governmental Tort Liability Act, Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1406, while her claims against…
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