Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Thrasher
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 19, 1992No. Docket 130666PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMichael J. Kelly, J.
Plaintiff, the Michigan Department of Transportation (moot), appeals as of right from an Antrim Circuit Court order of June 22, 1990, granting defendants’ motion for summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(7) and (8), and dismissing plaintiffs action for a declaratory judgment. This case raises an issue of first impression regarding the proper interpretation of § 6304 of the tort reform statute, MCL 600.6301 et seq.; MSA 27A.6301 et seq.
The underlying action involves an automobile accident that occurred on July 20, 1988. On that date, a Datsun pickup truck driven by Leroy Thrasher and…
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