Perryman v. Citizens Insurance Co. of America

Defendant appeals by leave granted from a circuit court order affirming the district court’s order of summary judgment, which awarded plaintiff no-fault benefits for injuries sustained when a gun discharged inside plaintiff’s motor vehicle. Plaintiff was awarded $1,408.78 plus costs and interest and intervening plaintiff was awarded $4,464, the amount expended for plaintiff’s medical bills. Defendant does not contest the amount of damages but alleges error in the finding of liability. We affirm.

On the evening of October 29, 1981, plaintiff and his landlord, Richard Peterson, set out from…