Court Opinion

ID: 9661967
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 22:56:04.832048+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:14:35.401865
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Banhof, P. J.
(concurring in part, dissenting in part). I concur in the majority opinion of Judge Holbrook in all respects except as to the finding that it was improper to dismiss the Reineckes’ tort action against court officer Nagy and his assistants. The rule in Michigan would still seem to be that a court officer serving a writ valid on its face in civil proceedings is not obligated to draw legal conclusions regarding the validity of its procurement. Foster v Wiley, 27 Mich 244, 249-250 (1873); Miller v Hahn, 116 Mich 607, 609 (1898). It is my opinion that this Court should not ask a layman to second-guess the judgment of the district court. Even though erroneous, the district court determined that a writ of restitution should issue. The fact that Nagy was in the courtroom at this time and heard objections to the issuance of the writ did not put him on notice that the writ was *263invalid. "The law does not require the officer to take notice of such suggestions. He has a right to rely upon his process until he is officially notified of its having been superseded.” Foster, supra, p 250. If a sheriff or court officer cannot depend on a writ which is valid on its face, the inevitable result will be countless evidentiary hearings to ascertain what he might or might not have heard at a particular period of time.