Legal Opinion
Mull v. Equitable Life Assurance Society
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided January 25, 1994No. 95200, (Calendar No. 10)PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mat,t.ett, J.
In this negligence action, we granted leave to determine whether a front-end loader is a motor vehicle for purposes of the owner’s liability statute, MCL 257.401; MSA 9.2101. The trial court and the Court of Appeals concluded, as a matter of law, that a front-end loader is a motor vehicle. We affirm.
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On Sunday, November 15, 1987, the plaintiff, William Mull, suffered serious personal injuries as a result of an accident that occurred while standing in the bucket of a front-end loader at the Southland Mall.1
A front-end loader is a motor driven, four-wheeled machine, whose rear…
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