Legal Opinion
Brown v. City of Detroit
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 10, 1978No. Docket 77-2552PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiff contends that the operation of a community owned hospital is not a governmental function which is immune from tort liability. This precise question was recently decided against the plaintiff in White v Detroit, 74 Mich App 545; 254 NW2d 572 (1977).
"While other areas may require us to use our 'creative genius’ to resolve the issue of 'governmental function’, Thomas v Department of State Highways, [398 Mich 1, 11; 247 NW2d 530, 533 (1976)] an unbroken line of Michigan authority holds that operation of a community owned hospital is a governmental function. Martinson v Alpena, 328…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Thomas v. Department of State HighwaysMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
- Nicholson v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1902
- Martinson v. City of AlpenaMichigan Supreme Court · 1950
- Lockaby v. Wayne CountyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- Snow v. FreemanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Berger v. City of BerkleyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- Berger v. City of BerkleyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- Brown v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- Schwartz v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- Schwartz v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978