Reed v. Ponton

After the opening statement of plaintiff’s attorney, the trial court dismissed counts entitled “Assault” and “Invasion of the Right of Privacy”. The first count, “Slander”, was tried by jury and a verdict of no cause of action was returned. No error is urged concerning dismissal of the assault count, so the only question is whether the complaint and opening statement set forth all *425of the factual elements essential to an action. for invasion of privacy; Ambrose v. Detroit Edison Company (1968), 380 Mich 445. No facts were alleged in the pleadings that were not included in plaintiff’s opening…