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LOCKABY v. WAYNE COUNTY

Docket No. 57614, (Calendar No. 4).

406 Mich. 65 (1979)

276 N.W.2d 1

LOCKABY v. WAYNE COUNTY

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided March 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goodman, Eden, Millender & Bedrosian for plaintiff.

Aloysius J. Suchy, Corporation Counsel, and David J. Curran, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for defendants Wayne County, Wayne County Sheriff, and Administrator of the Wayne County Jail.

Kitch & Suhrheinrich, P.C. (by Gregory G. Drutchas), for defendants City of Detroit and Detroit General Hospital.

Amicus Curiae:

Mogill, Bush, Posner & Weiss (by Neal Bush and John Royal) for Team for Justice.

LEVIN, J.

James H. Lockaby's personal injury action was dismissed by the trial court on the ground that the defendant governmental agencies and officers are immune from liability. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Our reversal and remand for trial is based on our recent decisions.

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Lockaby commenced this action against Wayne County, its sheriff, its jail administrator, the City of Detroit, and Detroit General Hospital. He alleged that he was an inmate...

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