Legal Opinion

Dybata v. Wayne County

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided March 25, 2010No. Docket Nos. 283413 and 283414PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJansen, J.

In these consolidated appeals, defendant Wayne County (the county) appeals by leave granted the circuit court’s order affirming the district court’s d'enial of its motion for summary disposition brought pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(7) (governmental immunity). We affirm for the reasons set forth in this opinion.

*637Plaintiffs are residents of the city of Dearborn Heights (the city). Plaintiffs sued the city and the county to recover damages that resulted when sewage backed up into their homes following a significant rainfall. The issue presented in this appeal is whether the county was entitled to…

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