AM. TRANSMISSIONS v. ATTORNEY GENERAL

Docket No. 175472.

216 Mich. App. 119 (1996)

AMERICAN TRANSMISSIONS, INC v. ATTORNEY GENERAL

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided March 29, 1996, at 9:15 A.M.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Granzotto and Neal Bush, for the plaintiffs.

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, and Thomas R. Wheeker, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

Before: FITZGERALD, P.J., and SAWYER and YOUNG, JJ.


FITZGERALD, P.J.

Plaintiffs appeal as of right the order granting summary disposition to defendant on the ground that defendant was entitled to absolute immunity for the allegedly defamatory statements made about plaintiffs, automobile transmission repair facilities, during a television interview. We remand.

There is no dispute that the Attorney General is authorized to claim absolute immunity under MCL 691.1407(5); MSA 3.996(107)(5), which provides:

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