Court Opinion

ID: 9715508
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 06:07:15.225393+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:17:46.573993
License: Public Domain

Beasley, J.
(dissenting). I respectfully dissent.
At the time of trial, the trial judge was entitled, if not obligated, under Warfield v Wyandotte, 117 Mich App 83; 323 NW2d 603 (1982), lv den 417 Mich 919 (1983), to give the instruction complained of. At the very least, it was not then error to give it.
While my personal predilection is that the instruction complained of is argumentative and *245should not be given except possibly where special circumstances inject such an issue into the case, that is not relevant here. This case was cleanly tried, and the jury found no cause of action. As indicated, there was no error unless we depart from Warñeld retroactively. But, even if we assume it was error, I would believe it to be an insignificant and harmless error which did not affect the result.
I would vote to affirm.