Court Opinion

ID: 9691313
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 20:25:11.537052+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:19:16.651786
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Weaver, P.J.
(concurring). I concur.
I agree that the differing testimony given by officer Ehle and plaintiff’s mother raises a question of material fact which should go to the trier of fact.
I also agree that MCL 333.6501(1); MSA 14.15(6501)(1) is controlling. However, the majority opinion omits a crucial portion of the definition of "incapacitated.” MCL 333.6104(3); MSA 14.15(6104)(3) states in full:
"Incapacitated” means that an individual, as a result of the use of alcohol, is unconscious or has his or her mental or physical functioning so impaired that he or she either poses an immediate and substantial danger to his or her own health and safety or is endangering the health and safety of the public. [Emphasis added.]
The trier of fact must determine whether the testimony is sufficient to show that plaintiff appeared to Officer Ehle to be so impaired as a result of the use of alcohol that he posed an immediate threat to his own health and safety or to the health and safety of the public.