Murphy v. Muskegon County

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from a January 9, 1984, judgment and order denying their motion for a new trial or judgment notwithstanding the verdict (jnov). In addition, plaintiffs appeal from a June 3, 1986, order and judgment which granted defendants’ motion for summary disposition on the basis that the instant suit was barred by governmental immunity. We affirm.

The events giving rise to the instant cause of action occurred in the late evening hours of September 29, 1979, and the early morning hours of September 30, 1979. Plaintiff Audrey Murphy was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by…