State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Corby Energy Services, Inc.

Defendant/cross-plaintiff, city of Detroit (the City), appeals as of right the trial court’s order denying its motion for summary disposition. We reverse and remand.

This lawsuit arises out of the 2002 failure of a water main owned by the City. In March 1999, defendant Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Level 3), hired defendant Corby Energy Services, Inc. (Corby), through a third party, to install fiber optic conduit in Southfield and Farmington Hills. During this installation, Corby allegedly damaged an unmarked water main owned by the City. The damaged water main corroded over time and…