Michigan Court of Appeals November 26, 2003, Docket 194350 (Ridley v. City of Detroit)

Murphy, J.

Plaintiff successfully brought this wrongful death action after plaintiffs decedent was beaten by a gang of thugs, left in the middle of Jefferson Avenue in the city of Detroit, and run over by one or more automobiles, resulting in his death. We are asked to determine whether plaintiff pleaded in avoidance of governmental immunity.