586 N.W.2d 116
Mich. Ct. App.
1998
Per Curiam.

The Supreme Court remanded this case for reconsideration, 457 Mich 874 (1998), because the trial court granted summary disposition for defendant city of Detroit on the basis of the “half-inch rule” adopted in Zielinski v Szokola, 167 Mich App 611, 621-622; 423 NW2d 289 (1988), not the “two-inch rule.” We reverse and remand.

We conclude that the half-inch rule does not survive our Supreme Court’s recent decision in Glancy v Roseville, 457 Mich 580; 577 NW2d 897 (1998). In Glancy, the Court recognized that under the separation of powers courts may not adopt arbitrary rules, such as the two-inch rule, to circumvent the Legislature’s decision to abolish governmental immunity for the failure to keep municipal sidewalks in “reasonable repair.” Id. at 590-591. The Court also reaffirmed its decision in Rule v Bay City, 387 Mich 281; 195 NW2d 849 (1972), abolishing the two-inch rule. Glancy, supra at 587-589. In Rule, the Court adopted Justice Adams’ dissent in Harris v Detroit, 367 Mich 526, 531, 535-536; 117 NW2d 32 (1962), in which he reasoned that courts may not determine “actionable negli gence” by an arbitrary measurement, but, rather, must consider the circumstances of each case to determine whether a question of fact exists regarding the defendant’s negligence. The half-inch rule of Zielinski is precisely such a rule of arbitrary measurement.

We expressly overrule Zielinski because this Court’s adoption of the half-inch rule constituted both the improper adoption of a bright-line rule to change a statute on the basis of policy arguments and improper interference with the trier of fact’s evaluation of factual issues. Glancy, supra. Although the trial court cannot be faulted for following controlling precedent, Hackett v Ferndale City Clerk, 1 Mich App 6, 11; 133 NW2d 221 (1965), it erred in granting summary disposition on the basis of the half-inch rule. Further, even if the half-inch rule was valid, a question of fact existed whether it applied in this case. Plaintiffs submitted two affidavits by a registered professional engineer indicating that the sidewalk defect was either ll/16ths or 15/16ths of an inch. The trial court should not have resolved this factual issue on a motion for summary disposition. Spectrum Mfg Corp v Bank of Lansing, 118 Mich App 25, 32; 324 NW2d 523 (1982).

Reversed and remanded. We do not retain jurisdiction.