Court won't take case of boy's broken wrist

JACKSON, Mich. (AP) -- The Michigan Supreme Court is skipping a dispute over a boy who broke his wrist when he fell off the shoulders of a Jackson recreation employee. Lashanda Walker claims her son was thrown over his protests while participating in a Jackson recreation program in 2007. The boy, Christopher Evans, says he was playing with Dan Gribble, but his mother sued. A Jackson County judge dismissed the case based on governmental immunity, a decision that was affirmed by the state appeals court in a 2-1 decision last year. The Michigan Supreme Court turned down an appeal last Thursday, although Justice Diane Hathaway wanted to hear the case. Appeals court Judge Stephen Borrello says a jury should have decided if the Jackson park employee was negligent. Published: Mon, Apr 25, 2011