Maurer v. McManus

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from the January 6, 1986, order of the Washtenaw Circuit Court granting defendants’ motion for summary disposition on plaintiffs’ claims of medical malpractice and negligence pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(7), immunity granted by law. Plaintiffs also appeal that aspect of the circuit court’s order striking, on its own motion pursuant to MCR 2.115(B), plaintiffs’ other claims not subject to governmental immunity.

I. FACTS

Plaintiffs’ claims arise out of the care and treatment provided to Mark Maurer while he was an inpatient at Children’s Psychiatric Hospital, a division…