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HAWKINS v. MERCY HEALTH SERVICES

Docket No. 200563.

583 N.W.2d 725 (1998)

230 Mich. App. 315

Bonita HAWKINS and Ray Hawkins, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MERCY HEALTH SERVICES, INC., doing business as Cadillac Mercy Hospital, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided June 16, 1998, at 9:05 a.m.

Released for Publication September 10, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kaufman and Payton by Jeffrey K. VanHattum, Grand Rapids, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Miller, Johnson, Snell & Cummiskey, P.L.C. by Jon G. March and Lori J. Stich, Grand Rapids, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MARKEY, P.J., and RICHARD ALLEN GRIFFIN and WHITBECK, JJ.

WHITBECK, Judge.

In this defamation action, plaintiffs appeal as of right an order granting summary disposition to defendant pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(10). We reverse and remand.

I. Factual Background and Procedural History

A. The Events of May 22-May 23, 1995

On the night of May 22, 1995, plaintiff Bonita Hawkins, a nurse, was working in the intensive care unit of Cadillac Mercy Hospital, which is operated by defendant Mercy Health Services...

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