HENRY v. CITY OF DETROIT

Docket No. 198712.

594 N.W.2d 107 (1999)

234 Mich. App. 405

Charles Edward HENRY, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. CITY OF DETROIT, Detroit Police Chief, and Detroit Deputy Police Chief, Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided March 5, 1999, at 9:30 a.m.

Released for Publication June 10, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Neal O. Wright & Associates, P.C. (by O'Neal O. Wright and Lynette M. Bledsaw), Detroit, for the plaintiff.

David J. Masson, Chief Assistant Corporation Counsel, for the defendants.

Before: MARKEY, P.J., and SAWYER, and NEFF, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendants appeal by right the verdict in favor of plaintiff following a jury trial in this action brought under the Whistleblower's Protection Act (WPA), M.C.L. § 15.361 et seq.; MSA 17.428(1) et seq. The jury awarded plaintiff damages totaling $1.08 million. We affirm.

Plaintiff was a commander in the city of Detroit Police Department. After the highly publicized death of Malice...

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