Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Thrasher
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 1994No. 95199, (Calendar No. 8)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoyle, J.
The issue presented in this case is whether MCL 600.6304; MSA 27A.6304 permits the factfinder in a personal injury action to consider the fault of settling tortfeasors. A comparison of MCL 600.6304; MSA 27A.6304 to its legislative roots, the Uniform Comparative Fault Act and House Bill No. 5154, confirms the Court of Appeals conclusion that the statute does not allow for such factfinder consideration.
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FACTS
This action for a declaratory judgment was com*63menced by the mdot against the owners1 and driver2 of, and parents3 of two children who were passengers in, a pickup truck that collided with a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Placek v. City of Sterling HeightsMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
- Allstate Insurance v. HayesMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield v. GovernorMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
- Mayhew v. Berrien County Road CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Department of Transportation v. ThrasherMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992
3Cited by11 opinions
- Cheron, Inc v. Don Jones, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 2001
- Salter v. PattonMichigan Court of Appeals · 2004
- Ionia Public Schools v. Ionia Education AssociationMichigan Court of Appeals · 2015
- Cheron, Inc v. Don Jones, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 2001
- Department of Transportation v. ThrasherMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
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