Legal Opinion
Plunkett v. Department of Transportation
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 3, 2009No. Docket 284320PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
In this governmental immunity highway exception case, defendant, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), appeals as of right the trial court’s order denying MDOT summary disposition under MGR 2.116(C)(7). This case arises out of a single-motor-vehicle accident in which plaintiff Jerome Plunkett’s wife, decedent Holly Marie Plunkett, 1 died after losing control of her vehicle, causing her vehicle to leave the roadway and strike a tree. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
I. BASIC FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 19, 2005, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Holly Plunkett was driving her…
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