Court Opinion

ID: 9728795
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 14:16:37.930577+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:25:52.142212
License: Public Domain

Cynar, J.
(concurring in part, dissenting in part). I concur in the majority’s analysis of the governmental immunity issue up to the point of the disposition of the case. I would remand this matter to the trial court to give plaintiffs an opportunity to amend their pleadings to conform with the Supreme Court’s recent pronouncements regarding the nuisance exception to governmental immunity. See Rosario v Lansing, 403 Mich 124; 268 NW2d 230 (1978), and Gerzeski v Dep’t of State Highways, 403 Mich 149; 268 NW2d 525 (1978). At the time the complaint was filed there was no way for these plaintiffs to predict that the nature of the alleged nuisance was at all relevant. After plaintiffs are given the opportunity to so amend, defendant could then file a motion for summary judgment to test the sufficiency of the complaint against the standards set forth in Gerzeski and Rosario.