Legal Opinion

Swartout v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided November 18, 1986No. Docket 86547PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*352M. J. Kelly, J.

Plaintiff appeals from the circuit court’s order summarily dismissing her claim for work-loss benefits under the no-fault act, MCL 500.3101 et seq.; MSA 24.13101 et seq. We reverse.

Plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident that occurred on April 2, 1981. At that time, plaintiff was enrolled as a nursing student at Bay de Noc Community College and was to graduate in June of 1981 with a degree qualifying her as a licensed practical nurse. Because of her injuries, plaintiff was unable to complete the semester. She did, however, return to Bay de Noc the following year and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. PhillipsMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Ouellette v. KenealyMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Gobler v. Auto-Owners InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Gerardi v. Buckeye Union InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Heather Lynn Hannay v. Department of TransportationMichigan Supreme Court · 2014
  2. Hannay v. Department of TransportationMichigan Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. Grier v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance ExchangeMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. Evans v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 2016
  5. Harold Hunter Jr v. David SiscoMichigan Supreme Court · 2014

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