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VALCANIANT v. DETROIT EDISON CO.

Docket No. 121141, Calendar No. 2.

679 N.W.2d 689 (2004)

470 Mich. 82

Steven J. VALCANIANT and Kathleen A. Valcaniant, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DETROIT EDISON COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee and De Angelis Landscape, Inc., Defendant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided May 19, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kohl, Harris, Nolan & McCarthy P.C. (by Malcolm A. Harris, Michael J. Nolan, and William M. Ogden), Metamora, MI, for the plaintiff.

John P. Jacobs, P.C. (by John P. Jacobs and Lincoln G. Herweyer), and Kirsten L.

DeGeer, Detroit, MI, for the Detroit Edison Company.

PER CURIAM.

We granted leave to appeal to consider whether Detroit Edison Company owed plaintiff1 a legal duty to de-energize an overhead power line that was severed by equipment being operated under plaintiff's direction. Relying on Groncki v. Detroit Edison Co., 453 Mich. 644, 557 N.W.2d 289 (1996), the Court of Appeals held that Edison had no reason to foresee...

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