Westen v. Karwat

Plaintiff appeals from a grant of summary disposition in favor of Home Owners Insurance Company.

On May 11, 1983, Tina L. Westen was struck by a moped driven by Keith A. Karwat while she was walking across a road. She sustained severe closed head injuries from which she died. At the time of the accident, Karwat was a sixteen-year-old foster child in the custody of James and Elizabeth Piotrowski. Marjory L. Westen, as personal representative of the estate of Tina L. Westen, brought a wrongful death action against Karwat and the Piotrowskis, but the Piotrowskis were subsequently dismissed.

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