Bitar v. Wakim

This case arises out of a slip and fall accident. The plaintiff, Ms. Fauzie Bitax, was working for Beirut Bakeiy, Inc. Beirut Bakery, Inc., is a Michigan corporation whose stock is solely owned by the defendant, Mr. Iskandar Wakim. At the time of the accident, Mr. Wakim also personally owned the property where the bakery was located and leased the property to the bakery.

On the night of December 23, 1991, Ms. Bitar was taking trash out of the bakery to a dumpster at the rear of the property. As she was walking across the property, she slipped and injured her ankle. Ms. Bitar applied for, and…