Legal Opinion
Briggs v. Oakland County
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 26, 2007No. Docket 268730PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BANDSTRA, EJ.
Elaintiff appeals as of right the trial court’s order granting defendants’ motions for summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(7) and (10). We conclude that the medical care exception to governmental immunity, MCL 691.1407(4), applies here and that, therefore, defendants may be subject to liability in this medical malpractice case. We reverse.
BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Flaintiffs decedent was detained at the Oakland County jail and was injured when he fell from an upper bunk. Some time later, allegedly as a result of that injury, plaintiffs decedent died in the…
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