Legal Opinion
Hutchinson v. Allegan County Board of Road Commissioners
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided January 21, 1992No. Docket 131429, 131430PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON REMAND
Before: Doctoroff, P.J., and Holbrook, Jr., and Fitzgerald, JJ. Holbrook, Jr., J.
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This case arises from a personal injury action against defendants and involves the highway exception to governmental immunity. MCL 691.1402; MSA 3.996(102).
On August 17, 1986, plaintiff was driving along Baseline Road, which divides Allegan and Van Burén Counties. The accident occurred when plaintiff apparently fell asleep, causing his vehicle to cross the center lane and enter a drainage ditch located approximately 4 Vi feet from the side of the road. The ditch serves as a draining conduit for the road…
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