Legal Opinion

Allen v. Bloomfield Hills School District

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided September 23, 2008No. Docket 275797PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMarkey, J.

In this suit alleging negligent operation of a governmentally owned and operated school bus, plaintiffs, Charles and Lisa Allen, appeal by right the trial court’s order granting defendant’s motion for summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(7) based on governmental immunity because Charles had not suffered a *51“bodily injury.” We agree with the trial court that a plaintiff seeking to avoid governmental immunity from tort liability through the motor vehicle exception, MCL 691.1405, must establish a “bodily injury.” Here, however, plaintiffs presented objective medical evidence that Charles Allen…

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