Landry v. City of Detroit

I agree with the majority opinion except as to its treatment of the nuisance issue and the public-building exception to governmental immunity.

Plaintiffs assert that allowing a dangerous condition to continue in the Recorder’s Court, Frank Murphy Hall of Justice constitutes a nuisance. In Furness v Public Service Comm, 100 Mich App 365, 370; 299 NW2d 35 (1980), the Court stated:

"The gravamen of these allegations is that the defendants were negligent in failing to correct a known danger (nuisance). This alleged conduct is omissive rather than commissive and would therefore fall within the…