Legal Opinion
Galli v. Kirkeby
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 1976No. 57159, (Calendar No. 8)PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKavanagh, C. J.
We concur in the remand to the trial court for further proceedings.
The defendants do not enjoy immunity. The day-to-day operation of a school is not a governmental function.
Levin and Fitzgerald, JJ., concurred with Kavanagh, C. J. Williams, J.
This case requires us to revisit our recent governmental immunity decisions in Thomas v Department of State Highways, 398 Mich 1; 247 NW2d 530 (1976), and McCann v Michigan, 398 Mich 65; 247 NW2d 521 (1976).
I. Facts
The case arises out of the alleged repeated homosexual attacks upon a minor student by a school principal. The question involved herein is…
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