Odom v. Wayne County

In this case, we are asked to determine when a governmental employee is immune from liability for an intentional tort. ‘ We hold that MCL 691.1407(3) of the governmental tort liability act (GTLA), which explicitly maintains “the law of intentional torts as it existed before July 7, 1986,” grants immunity to governmental employees from intentional-tort liability to the extent allowed by the common law before July 7,1986. We therefore reaffirm and apply the test concerning intentional-tort immunity outlined in Ross v Consumers Power Co (On Rehearing). Under the Ross test, governmental employees…