KENNETH C BRACCO V ROBERT VERCRUYSSE

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS KENNETH C. BRACCO and BEVERLY BRACCO, UNPUBLISHED Plaintiffs-Appellees/ Cross-Appellants, v ROBERT VERCRUYSSE and BUTZEL LONG, P.C., No. 185303 Houghton Circuit Court LC No. 93-008512-NZ Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees. Before: O'Connell, P.J., and Sawyer and Markman, JJ. MARKMAN, J., (concurring). I concur with the majority opinion except that I believe its analysis concerning whether plaintiff was a "public figure" for purposes of the libel law is unnecessary. As the majority correctly observes, "regardless of whether Bracco was a public or private figure, a statement must be reasonably interpreted as stating an actual fact about an individual . . ." as opposed to mere opinion. Because defendant's statements were mere opinion -- or else were clearly factual assertions -- no libel occurred here. It is therefore unnecessary to address the question whether plaintiff is properly characterized as a "public" or "private" figure for purposes of the libel law. /s/ Stephen J. Markman -1

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