Dismissal of defamation claim warranted given lack of facts supporting an inference that the defendant was not engaged in the exercise of a governmental function when the alleged defamatory statement was made.
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- Dismissal of defamation claim warranted given lack of facts supporting an inference that the defendant was not engaged in the exercise of a governmental function when the alleged defamatory statement was made.
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The opinion
Corrigan, J.
(concurring). I concur in Judge Reilly’s fine opinion. I also continue to adhere to the views expressed in my concurring opinion in Thorin v Bloomfield Hills Bd of Ed, 203 Mich App 692 ; 513 NW2d 230 (1994).