Legal Opinion
De Sanchez v. Genoves-Andrews
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1987No. Docket 80539, 80540PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D. E. Holbrook, Jr., J.
In March, 1984, plaintiffs filed a complaint in circuit court against Dr. Aurora Genoves-Andrews and in the Court of Claims against the State of Michigan, Department of Public Health, for the wrongful death of plaintiffs’ decedent, Thomas Baltus. The defendant in each case was granted summary judgment on the basis that plaintiffs failed to plead facts sufficient to avoid the doctrine of governmental immunity. Plaintiffs’ motion for rehearing was denied and they appealed in each case as of right. The cases were consolidated on appeal with plaintiffs raising several…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Womble v. Singing River Hosp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1993
- Marshall v. ChawlaMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- De Sanchez v. Department of Mental HealthMichigan Supreme Court · 1997
- De Sanchez v. Genoves-AndrewsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989
- De Sanchez v. Department of Mental HealthMichigan Supreme Court · 2002
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