Legal Opinion
Hyde v. University of Michigan Board of Regents
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided October 3, 1986No. Docket Nos. 74541, 77213, 77815, (Calendar Nos. 6-8)PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCavanagh, J.
In Ross v Consumers Power Co (On Rehearing), 420 Mich 567; 363 NW2d 641 (1984), this Court attempted to clarify the parameters of sovereign, governmental, and individual immunity from tort liability granted by the governmental tort liability act, MCL 691.1401 et seq.; MSA 3.996(101) et seq., and common law. In particular, we redefined the term "governmental function,” which appears in § 7 of the act, MCL 691.1407; MSA 3.996(107), as we believed the Leg*230islature intended it to be defined.1 None of the nine consolidated cases decided in Ross involved the tort liability of a public general…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Ross v. Consumers Power Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1985
- Tebo v. HavlikMichigan Supreme Court · 1984
- Parker v. City of Highland ParkMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
- McCann v. MichiganMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
- Perry v. Kalamazoo State HospitalMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by166 opinions
- Pohutski v. City of Allen ParkMichigan Supreme Court · 2002
- Odom v. Wayne CountyMichigan Supreme Court · 2008
- Devillers v. Auto Club Ins. Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 2005
- Dextrom v. Wexford CountyMichigan Court of Appeals · 2010
- Rowland v. Washtenaw County Road CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 2007
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