Only a Newsboy,
One of a countless throng,
Only a waif on the tide of life,
That restless flows along.
Only a newsboy.

Lyrics from the song: Only a Newsboy, 1898.
Words by Arthur J. Lamb, Music by John S. May

(Though actual names are not disclosed, the facts contained in this piece are taken from a casefile in our office, and have not been altered in any way. The case is an active one in the office, well it was until last motion day.)

On April 19, 2007, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued an unpublished opinion in the case of Hernandez v Studio Plus Properties, Inc. and D and R Property Maintenance, LLC (No. 272658). Just another in the continuing series of terse, “Open and Obvious” decisions coming out of Michigan courts of review over the past dozen years. A little less than two and one-half pages in length, a little less than anything in the way of legal analysis. Recite a few facts, add some boilerplate, slap on the Open and Obvious tag and affirm the Circuit Court’s Summary Disposition Order. Ho-Hum.