Estate of Buckner v. City of Lansing

On order of the Court, leave to appeal having been granted and the briefs and oral argument of the parties having been considered by the Court, we reverse in part the March 15, 2007 judgment of the Court of Appeals. MCR 7.302(G)(1). Under the doctrine of governmental immunity, MCL 691.1401 et seq., governmental agencies are entitled to immunity “for all tort liability whenever they are engaged in the exercise or discharge of a *1244governmental function.” Nawrocki v Macomb Co Rd Comm, 463 Mich 143, 156 (2000) (emphasis in original). However, the Legislature has provided six specific exceptions to…