Gooden v. Transamerica Insurance Corp. of America

Plaintiff appeals as of right from a judgment of no cause of action entered against him by the Muskegon Circuit Court. That judgment had the effect of dismissing his claim against defendant, his no-fault insurer, for personal injury protection (pip) benefits. We affirm.

Plaintiff was injured on February 16, 1985, shortly after he finished chipping ice off the roof of a friend’s home. To assist him in this chore, plaintiff parked his pickup truck next to the house and positioned the ladder against the roof from the truck bed. This was done to ensure greater stability and to extend the ladder’s…