(Download) "Ann Stamatakis v. Kroger Company" by Court of Appeals of Michigan ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Ann Stamatakis v. Kroger Company
- Author : Court of Appeals of Michigan
- Release Date : January 27, 1982
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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Plaintiff filed suit against defendants Kroger and the City of Grosse Pointe, seeking to recover damages for injuries she suffered in a slip-and-fall. The trial Judge granted Kroger's motion for summary judgment for failure to state a claim. From this order, plaintiff appeals by right. Grosse Pointe's motion for summary judgment was denied. This Court granted Grosse Pointe leave to appeal. The two appeals were ordered consolidated. On appeal, plaintiff has advanced two theories allegedly supporting her claim against Kroger. The first is the ""increased hazard"" doctrine approved by this Court in Woodworth v Brenner, 69 Mich App 277; 244 NW2d 446 (1976). Simply stated, where snow or ice accumulates because of a negligent affirmative act of the landowner, or where the landowner's act increases the danger from a natural accumulation, a property owner may be held liable for an invitee's slip-and-fall injuries. Creech v Consumers Power Co, 59 Mich App 167; 229 NW2d 358 (1975).