Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Ruuska
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided June 19, 1979No. Docket 78-820PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCynar, J.
Plaintiff appeals as of right from an entry of summary judgment declaring void an exclusion in a policy issued to Gloria Carlson. Plaintiff contends that it was entitled to summary judgment on the basis of the policy exclusion.
The relevant facts are not in dispute. In June of 1975 Gloria Carlson resided in the household of Arvid Carlson, her father. Each of them owned an automobile and each was insured by plaintiff.
On June 19, 1975, while driving her father’s car, Gloria Carlson collided with a motorcycle driven by Dale Ruuska. Ruuska sustained serious injuries and filed suit against Gloria…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Shepard Marine Construction Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1976
- Francis v. ScheperMichigan Supreme Court · 1949
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. SiveyMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
- Michigan Mutual Liability Co. v. MesnerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1966
- Baker v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Bradley v. Mid-Century InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
- Fed. Carr. Cas. P 84,034 Prestige Casualty Company v. Michigan Mutual Insurance Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. RuuskaMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Citizens Insurance Co. of America v. Federated Mutual InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1995
- Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Farm Bureau General InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 2006
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