HATCH v. GRAND HAVEN TP.

Docket No. 113286.

606 N.W.2d 633 (2000)

461 Mich. 457

Terry M. HATCH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GRAND HAVEN CHARTER TOWNSHIP, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

March 7, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scheuerle & Zitta (by John R. Scheuerle), Grand Haven, MI, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Plunkett & Cooney, P.C. (by Christine D. Oldani), Detroit, MI, for the defendant-appellant.


Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff fell from his bicycle and was injured when the front tire of the bicycle struck a hole in a paved bicycle path in defendant township. He sued the township, alleging liability under the highway exception to governmental immunity.

Defendant moved for summary disposition, maintaining that the bike path was not a "sidewalk" on a highway within the meaning of M.C.L. § 691.1401(e); MSA 3.996(101)(e). The circuit court...

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