Denise Fowler v. Menard Inc

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: April 29, 2016
• Docket: 152519
• Status: Published

Opinion

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan

April 29, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr., Chief Justice

152519 Stephen J. Markman Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein DENISE FOWLER, as Next Friend of Joan L. Larsen, VIRGINIA JANE RAWLUSZKI, Justices Plaintiff-Appellee, v SC: 152519 COA: 310890 Bay CC: 11-003317-NO MENARD, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 15, 2015 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order including, among the issues to be briefed, whether the crosswalk installed by the defendant had a special aspect that could create liability for even an open and obvious hazard, and whether such a special aspect can exist if the condition is not unreasonably dangerous. See Hoffner v Lanctoe, 492 Mich 450, 455 (2012); Lugo v Ameritech Corp, Inc, 464 Mich 512, 517 (2001). The parties should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.

I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. April 29, 2016 t0426 Clerk