Brown v. City of Detroit

83 Mich. App. 342 (1978)

268 N.W.2d 400

BROWN

v.

CITY OF DETROIT

Docket No. 77-2552.

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided May 10, 1978.

Lopatin, Miller, Bindes, Freedman & Bluestone (by Michael Gagleard), for plaintiff.

Sommers, Schwartz, Silver, Schwartz & Tyler, P.C. (by James S. Goulding), for defendant.

Before: T.M. BURNS, P.J., and M.F. CAVANAGH and D.C. RILEY, JJ.

The plaintiff contends that the operation of a community owned hospital is not a governmental function which is immune from tort liability. This precise question was recently decided against the plaintiff in White v Detroit, 74 Mich App…