Order
SC: 143329, 143348, 143633, COA: 295071, Macomb CC: 2007-003755-NO
On order of the Court, the applications for leave to appeal the May 24, 2011 judgment of the Court of Appeals are considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on whether to grant the applications or take other action. MCR 7.302(H)(1). At oral argument, the parties shall include among the issues addressed: (1) whether the defendant installers of the electrical appliance, Mark Pritchard and Timothy Dameron, had a duty to the plaintiffs with respect to the uncapped gas line in their home that was separate and distinct from their contractual duty to properly and safely install the electrical appliance; (2) whether these defendant installers created a new dangerous condition with respect to the uncapped gas line, or made an existing dangerous condition more hazardous; and (3) whether defendants-appellants Sears Roebuck Company, Sears Logistic Services, Inc., Exel Direct, Inc., and Merchant Delivery, Inc., breached any duty owed to the plaintiffs. The parties may file supplemental briefs within 42 days of the date of this order, but they should not submit mere restatements of their application papers.