CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals
Williams v City of Detroit
Crumbling curb and prior survey defeat municipal-immunity summary disposition
Decided
The citation
Williams v City of Detroit, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued November 6, 2026 (Docket No. 376144), pp 5-6
From the case summary
After parking outside a liquor store, Douglas Williams stepped onto a damaged curb that crumbled beneath him, injuring him. He sued Detroit for failing to maintain the sidewalk. An earlier appellate panel reversed summary disposition for the city, concluding the curb was part of the…
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