Grimes v. Department of Transportation

Supreme Court of Michigan · Decided 2006-05-31

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YOUNG, J. We granted leave to appeal to consider whether the shoulder is part of the “improved portion of the highway designed for vehicular travel” for the purpose of the highway exception to governmental immunity. We conclude that a shoulder is not within the exception because it is not “designed for vehicular travel.” In reaching this conclusion, we overrule t…

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