Michigan Mutual Liability Co. v. Ohio Casualty Insurance

Plaintiff brought this declaratory action seeking a determination that defendant was obligated to defend John M. Uganski, doing business as Uganski Crane 8c Truck Service, in a suit for damages for personal injury brought against Uganski by Richard Helmer. From a grant of summary judgment in defendant’s favor, plaintiff appeals as of right.

Helmer was an employee of defendant’s insured, Michigan Foundry & Supply Company, and on the day he was injured he was driving his employer’s truck on his employer’s premises when the truck became stuck. An employee of Uganski was working nearby and…