Court Opinion

ID: 9674876
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 04:36:49.183948+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:16:30.023412
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M. J. Kelly, P.J.
(concurring). I concur in the opinion for reversal, but only because of the continuing vitality of the Supreme Court’s opinion in Mechay v Detroit, 364 Mich 576; 111 NW2d 820 (1961). The ad hoc approach to governmental immunity in Michigan leads to the dubious result that plaintiff makes out a case even though he was *258injured implementing the government’s effort to keep its roads in reasonable repair, not as a traveler, but as a worker endeavoring to make the highway safe.
I also agree with the result reached by Judge Holbrook in the treatment of the nuisance issue. Although plaintiffs’ complaint did contain an allegation that defendant’s conduct was "wilful and wanton”, this was a mere conclusory allegation and was not supported by any factual allegations. See Bromley v Citizens Ins Co of America, 113 Mich App 131, 134; 317 NW2d 318 (1982).