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GARCIA v. CITY OF JACKSON

Docket No. 84513.

152 Mich. App. 254 (1986)

393 N.W.2d 599

GARCIA v. CITY OF JACKSON

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided June 2, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Paul Benedict and Mark L. Light, for plaintiffs.

Stanton, Bullen, Nelson, Moilanen & Klaasen, P.C. (by Charles A. Nelson), for defendant.

Before: BRONSON, P.J., and R.B. BURNS and R.C. KAUFMAN, JJ.

R.B. BURNS, J.

This action arises out of the drowning of Javier Garcia in the Grand River near the Holton Dam located in the City of Jackson. The dam was built in the 1800s and was modified to its present configuration in the mid-1930s. The modifications included a "box section." The box section is a 5 X 10 foot submerged conduit through which water flows underground for 2,000 feet. The mouth of the pipe is open and unguarded by any grating. Defendant acquired Holton...

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