Alice M Brown v. City of Sault Ste Marie
Alice M Brown v. City of Sault Ste Marie
Opinion
On January 10, 2018, the Court heard oral argument on the application for leave to appeal the October 20, 2016 judgment of the Court of Appeals. On order of the Court, the application is again considered. MCR 7.305(H)(1). In lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REVERSE the judgment of the Court of Appeals and REINSTATE the November 10, 2015 order of the Chippewa Circuit Court granting defendants' motion for summary disposition. Plaintiff's notice of her intent to bring a claim under the highway exception to governmental immunity merely provided, without further elaboration, that she had suffered "severe and permanent injuries." Although this vague description refers to the injuries' severity and duration, the notice contains no information at all about the particular injury that plaintiff sustained. The statute requires that the notice must "specify ... the injury sustained," MCL 691.1404(1), and therefore some description of the injury itself beyond merely classifying it as severe or permanent is required.
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