Gobert v. City of Wyoming

Defendant City of Wyoming appeals as of right from a judgment rendered in favor of plaintiff after a jury trial held in Kent County Circuit Court.

On February 12, 1980, plaintiff injured his shoulder in a sledding accident at Pinery Park, which is owned and operated by defendant. At trial, after the presentation of plaintiffs proofs, defendant moved for summary judgment, relying on the defense of governmental immunity. The trial court denied defendant’s motion. The jury returned a special verdict finding defendant negligent and that defendant’s negligence was a proxi mate cause of plaintiffs…