Gibson v. Neelis

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an amended order denying plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration of the trial court’s decision to take judicial notice of law, granting defendant’s motion for partial summary disposition, and dismissing plaintiff’s remaining claims. We affirm.

Plaintiff’s decedent died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a November 14, 1990, fire in her apartment building in the City of St. Ignace, Michigan. The building, owned by defendant, was not equipped with smoke detectors. Plaintiff filed suit under the wrongful death act, MCL 600.2922; MSA 27A.2922, alleging two counts of…