Cassidy v. McGovern

*488Coleman, J.

In these cases, we examine the nature of the exception to tort immunity that exists under the motor vehicle no-fault act for noneconomic loss suffered in cases of "serious impairment of body function”. MCL 500.3135; MSA 24.13135. We hold that the question what injuries come within the class denominated as the "serious impairment of body function” is a question of statutory construction to be decided by the court. When there is no factual dispute regarding the extent of a plaintiff’s injuries, or when any factual dispute does not straddle the line demarcating those injuries which…