Auto Club Ins. Ass'n v. Hill

*451Archer, J.

We granted leave to appeal to decide whether the threshold requirements of MCL 500.3135(1); MSA 24.13135(1)1 apply when a motorist seeks benefits for noneconomic loss under the uninsured motorist provision of his no-fault policy. As a preliminary issue, we must determine the scope of tort liability of any uninsured motorist for noneconomic damages arising from an automobile collision.

We hold that uninsured motorists are subject to tort liability for noneconomic loss only if the injured person has suffered death, serious impairment of body function, or permanent serious…