The city of Detroit was not entitled to summary disposition on the basis of governmental immunity after the Court determined that a metal stub protruding out of a paved sidewalk constituted a “sidewalk defect” and created “a dangerous condition”. . The Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals’ decision and remanded to the trial court.

Ray appealed to the MI SCT, and the Michigan Supreme Court announced a new framework to clarify the process for determining “the proximate cause” in the context of GTLA.