York v. City of Detroit

AFTER REMAND

Boyle, J.

I. INTRODUCTION

We granted leave in this case to determine whether the trial court erred by refusing instructions requested by the plaintiff concerning the *748standard for municipal liability under 42 USC 1983. We hold that because the requested instructions were erroneous, the trial court correctly refused to give them. Thus, the Court of Appeals erred in finding the refusal to give the instructions erroneous and in reversing the jury’s verdict of no cause of action with respect to plaintiff’s § 1983 claim. We reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals and reinstate the…