Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
April 11, 2007 Clifford W. Taylor,
Chief Justice
132903 & (56) Michael F. Cavanagh
Elizabeth A. Weaver
Marilyn Kelly
Maura D. Corrigan
LINDA MIERZEJEWSKI and RAYMOND Robert P. Young, Jr.
MIERZEJEWSKI, Stephen J. Markman,
Justices
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v SC: 132903
COA: 269599
Oakland CC: 2005-064147-NO
TORRE & BRUGLIO, INC.,
Defendant-Appellant.
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On order of the Court, the motion for miscellaneous relief is GRANTED. The
application for leave to appeal the September 26, 2006 judgment of the Court of Appeals
is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(G)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we
REVERSE the judgment of the Court of Appeals and we REMAND this case to the
Oakland Circuit Court for entry of an order of summary disposition in favor of the
defendant. The Court of Appeals erred in reinstating the plaintiffs’ claim on the basis of
a duty owed by the defendant to the plaintiffs. The defendant did not owe any duty to the
plaintiffs separate and distinct from the contractual promise made under its snow removal
contract with the premises owner. Fultz v Union-Commerce Assoc, 470 Mich 460
(2004).
CAVANAGH and KELLY, JJ., would deny leave to appeal.
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.
April 11, 2007 _________________________________________
t0404 Clerk