Malcolm v. City of East Detroit

Defendant, City of East Detroit, appeals as of right from the jury award of $500,000 in favor of plaintiffs and the trial court’s denial of its motions for summary disposition, a directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Plaintiffs cross appeal from the trial court’s order granting a directed verdict in favor of codefendant Joseph Croff. We affirm.

On May 12, 1984, while having dinner, plaintiff William Malcolm collapsed due to an apparent heart attack. In response to a call from plaintiffs wife, Cynthia Malcolm, the city’s Emergency Medical Services dispatched two fire…