# Williamson v. Department of Mental Health

> Michigan Court of Appeals · May 1, 1989 · 176 Mich. App. 752

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9533587

## Case

- **Full name:** Williamson v. Department of Mental Health
- **Court:** Michigan Court of Appeals
- **Decided:** May 1, 1989
- **Citations:** 176 Mich. App. 752; 440 N.W.2d 97
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Warshawsky
- **Judges:** Sullivan, Murphy, Warshawsky
- **Cited by:** 11 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

- **Red flag:** Overruled in part, on other grounds by Renny v. Department of Transportation, 478 Mich. 490 (2007).
- Negative treatments: 1
- Distinguished by: 0
- Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9533587

## Opinion text

M. Warshawsky, J.
(dissenting). I respectfully dissent.
I find that plaintiffs’ claim is barred by governmental immunity. I do not agree that there was a defect in the building. Rather, I conclude that this was solely a case of poor supervision, which does *761 not fall within the building exception to governmental immunity. I would reverse the lower court judgment in plaintiffs’ favor and dismiss plaintiffs’ claim.

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9533587. Public record. Not legal advice.