Ovist v. City of Hancock

123 Mich. App. 276 (1983)

333 N.W.2d 250

OVIST

v.

CITY OF HANCOCK

Docket No. 62222.

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided February 10, 1983.

Wisti & Jaaskelainen, P.C. (by Michael E. Makinen), for plaintiff.

Vairo, Mechlin, Tomasi, Johnson & Manchester (by David R. Mechlin), for defendant.

Before: D.F. WALSH, P.J., and ALLEN and M.F. CAVANAGH, JJ.

Plaintiffs sued the defendant for injuries plaintiff Robert Ovist received while repairing a portion of US-41 highway in the City of Hancock which had caved in due to a broken water line. The trial court granted the defendant a summary judgment based upon…