Erickson v. Citizens Insurance

The trial court granted plaintiffs motion for summary disposition and ordered defendant to pay plaintiff $73,333 plus interest and costs. Defendant appeals as of right. We affirm.

The parties stipulated the facts presented in the trial court. While plaintiff was a passenger in an automobile driven by Gary Wenter, the automobile was hit by a wheel from a Ford Bronco that had crossed into the automobile’s driving lane. Gerald Amall, the owner of the Ford Bronco, had incorrectly replaced the wheel on the Bronco after fixing the brakes on his vehicle. The parties do not dispute that Amall’s…