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TRYC v. MICHIGAN VETERANS' FACILITY

Docket No. 100085, Calendar No. 12.

545 N.W.2d 642 (1996)

451 Mich. 129

Catherine TRYC, individually and as personal representative of the estate of Richard Tryc, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The MICHIGAN VETERANS' FACILITY and the Michigan Department of Public Health, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided April 3, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schenk, Boncher & Prasher by Gregory G. Prasher, Gary Schenk, and Curtis D. Rypma, Grand Rapids, for plaintiff.

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, and Thomas R. Wheeker, Assistant Attorney General, Tort Defense Division, Lansing, for defendants.

OPINION

MALLETT, Justice.

The question presented in this appeal is whether the Michigan Veterans' Facility meets the hospital exception of the governmental immunity statute, thus preventing the facility from claiming immunity from the negligent acts of its employees. Because the facility meets the four-part definition of "hospital" according to the plain language of the statute, we reverse the decision of the...

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