Court of Appeals Demonstrates That, In Snow And Ice Cases, “Effectively Unavoidable” Arguments Can Still Be Effective Post-Hoffner

The Michigan Court of Appeals was once again called upon to apply the open and obvious doctrine, in a slip and fall case involving snow and ice, in Sabatos v Cherrywood Lodge, Inc, unpublished opinion per curiam, rel’d 7/9/13 (No. 302644).  This time, however, the outcome was a bit surprising….