Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
April 29, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
152519 Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
DENISE FOWLER, as Next Friend of Joan L. Larsen,
VIRGINIA JANE RAWLUSZKI, Justices
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v SC: 152519
COA: 310890
Bay CC: 11-003317-NO
MENARD, INC.,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the September 15, 2015
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral
argument on whether to grant the application or take other action. MCR 7.305(H)(1).
The parties shall file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order
including, among the issues to be briefed, whether the crosswalk installed by the
defendant had a special aspect that could create liability for even an open and obvious
hazard, and whether such a special aspect can exist if the condition is not unreasonably
dangerous. See Hoffner v Lanctoe, 492 Mich 450, 455 (2012); Lugo v Ameritech Corp,
Inc, 464 Mich 512, 517 (2001). The parties should not submit mere restatements of their
application papers.
I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
April 29, 2016
t0426
Clerk