In re Bradley Estate

In this contempt action, petitioner Nancy Mick, in her capacity as personal representative of the estate of Stephen Bradley, appeals by leave granted the circuit court order reversing a probate court order denying the motion of respondent Kent County Sheriffs Department (KCSD) for summary disposition of Mick’s claim for compensatory damages *33for the death of her brother, Stephen Bradley. The only issue on which leave was granted is whether the governmental tort liability act (GTLA), MCL 691.1401 et seq., applies to bar recovery of compensatory contempt damages sought pursuant to MCL 600.1721.…