DOUGHERTY v. CITY OF DETROIT

No. 354624.

986 N.W.2d 467 (2021)

340 Mich. App. 339

Kelly DOUGHERTY, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Kevin McGriff, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF DETROIT and Detroit Fire Department, Defendants, and Sergeant Roger Harper, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided December 21, 2021.

Approved for publication February 3, 2022, at 9:00 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Law Offices of Gregory J. Rohl, PC, Novi (by Gregory J. Rohl ) for plaintiff.

City of Detroit Law Department (by Sheri L. Whyte and Lawrence T. Garcia , Detroit) for Roger Harper.

Before: K. F. Kelly, P.J., and Jansen and Rick, JJ.


This case arises out of a fire and the subsequent tragic death of plaintiff's son, Kevin McGriff, Jr. Plaintiff alleged that defendant Sergeant Roger Harper, a Detroit Fire Department (DFD) firefighter,1 negligently caused the death of McGriff and negligently inflicted emotional distress on plaintiff by failing...

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