Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Detroit Metropolitan Airport
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 1984No. Docket 71079PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
This is a suit for personal injuries suffered when plaintiff slipped and fell due to the presence of ice cream on the floor of the terminal building at Detroit Metropolitan Airport._
*605The trial court granted summary judgment on the theory that defendant enjoyed governmental immunity.
The trial court buttressed its judgment on the case of Fulco, Inc v Martin Tropf & Sons, Inc, 36 Mich App 39; 193 NW2d 194 (1971), which did hold that the defendant airport was clothed in governmental immunity. That panel of this Court believed that the question was controlled by the following statutory section:
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Parker v. City of Highland ParkMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
- Pittman v. City of TaylorMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
- Perry v. Kalamazoo State HospitalMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
- Ross v. Consumers Power Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Knapp v. City of DearbornMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by4 opinions
- McKethean v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- General Aviation, Inc. v. Capital Region Airport AuthorityMichigan Court of Appeals · 1997
- Ludwig v. Learjet, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1993
- Johnson v. Detroit Metropolitan AirportMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984