Minty v. Board of State Auditors

This case involves the construction of 3 acts. The first is PA 1939, No 135 (CL 1948, § 691.101 et seq. [Stat Ann 1951 Cum Supp § 27.3548(1)]), hereinafter called the court of claims act. The second, hereinafter called the waiver of immunity act, is PA 1943, No 237, which amended section 24 of the court of claims act to provide that,, with certain exceptions not pertinent here, the defense of sovereign immunity was waived in cases brought in the court of claims against the State for the torts of its officers and employees committed in performance of a governmental function. The third,…