Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
May 4, 2011 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
142106 Michael F. Cavanagh
Marilyn Kelly
Stephen J. Markman
Diane M. Hathaway
Mary Beth Kelly
ARTHUR WHITMORE and ELAINE Brian K. Zahra,
WHITMORE, Justices
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v SC: 142106
COA: 289672
Charlevoix CC: 08-014922-NO
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY ROAD
COMMISSION,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the October 7, 2010
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 7.302(H)(1). At
oral argument, the parties shall address whether the plaintiffs demonstrated that the
defendant “knew, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have known, of the
existence of the defect” that rendered the roadway not “reasonably safe and convenient
for public travel.” MCL 691.1402(1); 691.1403. See Wilson v Alpena Co Rd Comm, 474
Mich 161 (2006). The parties may file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of
this order, but they should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.
I, Corbin R. Davis, 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.
May 4, 2011 _________________________________________
y0427 Clerk