Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
July 29, 2016 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
152723 Stephen J. Markman
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
MICHAEL A. RAY and JACQUELINE M. RAY, Joan L. Larsen,
as Co-Conservators for KERSCH RAY, a Minor, Justices
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v SC: 152723
COA: 322766
Washtenaw CC: 12-001337-NI
ERIC SWAGER,
Defendant-Appellee,
and
SCOTT ALLEN PLATT, HEATHER MARIE
PLATT, and LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Defendants.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 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
addressing whether a reasonable jury could determine that the defendant’s conduct was
“the proximate cause” of plaintiff Kersch Ray’s injuries where the defendant’s actions
placed the plaintiff in the dangerous situation that resulted in the plaintiff’s injuries.
MCL 691.1407(2)(c); Robinson v City of Detroit, 462 Mich 439, 462 (2000); Beals v
Michigan, 497 Mich 363 (2015). 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.
July 29, 2016
t0726
Clerk
Kersch Ray v. Eric Swager
Combined Opinion