Legal Opinion
Siess v. Bureau of Pardons & Paroles
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 31, 1977No. Docket 28590PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtR. B. Burns, J.
Plaintiff was the father of Carol Siess, deceased, and is the administrator of her estate. The defendants are members of the State of Michigan Bureau of Pardons and Paroles, the director and assistant director of the Michigan Department of Corrections, and members of the Michigan Corrections Commission.
Plaintiff instituted suit for damages and injunctive relief against the defendants for the death of his daughter, killed by a parolee.
Defendants moved for a summary judgment based on the doctrine of governmental immunity. The trial court granted the motion.
The plaintiff claims that the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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