McFadden v. Allstate Insurance

Defendant appeals from a judgment for plaintiff entered by the trial court subsequent to a bench trial. The trial judge held that defendant, as plaintiffs no-fault insurer, was liable to plaintiff for personal protection insurance benefits in the amount of $15,375.27.

Plaintiff was injured in an accident on Ford Motor Company property in Flat Rock while working on a mobile crane.

The mobile crane at issue is powered by a motor and rolls on wheels. The crane is equipped with a loading block and boom at all times.

In its "travel mode” the crane travels on the highway, by special permit, at speeds…