Davis v. Chrysler Corp.

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from the circuit court’s orders granting defendant City of Detroit’s motion for summary judgment pursuant to GCR 117.2(1), now MCR 2.116(C)(8), on plaintiffs’ claim brought under the defective highway statute, MCL 691.1402; MSA 3.996(102), and denying plaintiffs’ motion to amend their complaint to add a count of intentional nuisance. We reverse.

Plaintiff Dorothy Davis was driving her 1980 Dodge Mirada on April 10, 1981, when, allegedly because of a torsion bar failure, she lost control of the car and struck a light pole. She was severely injured in the collision.…