Johnson v. Davis

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from a circuit court order granting the motion for summary judgment brought by defendants Michael and Fleeta Davis. The case arises from a complaint filed by plaintiffs against the Davises and S. R. Van Reken, individually and doing business as Van Reken Real Estate, which alleges that Van Reken rented to Samuel D. Johnson and Theresa Reynolds a residence located in the City of Detroit and that Van Reken and the Davises were negligent in failing to equip the premises with smoke detecting devices and suitable fire extinguishing equipment. On May 2, 1980, the…