Crawford v. Allstate Insurance

Plaintiff appeals the April 2, 1986, order of summary disposition entered in favor of defendant. The trial court denied plaintiff no-fault benefits, finding that the accident occurred while plaintiff was loading his vehicle in the course of his employment. We affirm.

On October 7, 1983, plaintiff was employed as a driver by C & J Commercial Driveaway, Inc. On that day, plaintiff was driving a tractor-trailer combination, the trailer consisting of two tiers, each carrying four automobiles. Plaintiff loaded the trailer at the c & j loading dock and secured the automobiles to the trailer with…