JONES v. POWELL

Docket No. 190678.

577 N.W.2d 130 (1998)

227 Mich. App. 662

Ruth JONES, individually, and as next friend of Shree Markita Lee, a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Sergeant Charles POWELL, Defendant-Appellant, and City of Detroit, Paul Boyette, Jeffrey Bouyer, Derrell Cooper, Gregory Jones, Kenneth Winslow, Raymond Hood, Jr., Carlton Montgomery, and Lieutenant Cotton, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided February 3, 1998, at 9:30 a.m.

Released for Publication April 30, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome E. Crawford, Detroit, for plaintiffs-appellees.

City of Detroit Law Dept. by Phyllis A. James, Corporation Counsel, and Joanne D. Stafford, Chief Asst. Corporation Counsel, Detroit, for Charles Powell.

Before BANDSTRA, P.J., and MURPHY and YOUNG, JJ.


YOUNG, Judge.

Defendant Detroit Police Sergeant Charles Powell appeals as of right a judgment in favor of plaintiffs, entered pursuant to a jury verdict, in this action arising out of the entry and search of plaintiffs' home without a warrant by members of the Detroit Police Department. The instant appeal arises from the trial court's decisions denying Powell's motions for a directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) on plaintiffs' claims for...

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