Legal Opinion
Mathis v. Interstate Motor Freight System
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 20, 1980No. Docket Nos. 59454, 61470, 61725, 62782. (Calendar Nos. 4-7)PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKavanagh, J.
These cases all involve the injury of an employee in the course of his employment while occupying a motor vehicle owned by his employer. Each employee, or his dependents, has received workers’ compensation benefits as a result of his injury. Each beneficiary is seeking to recover personal protection insurance benefits under the Michigan no-fault insurance act. MCL 500.3101-500.3179; MSA 24.13101-24.13179.
The major issue raised by these cases is whether the sole remedy of an employee injured in the course of his employment in a motor vehicle acci*175dent is the benefit allowable under the Worker’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Shavers v. Attorney GeneralMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
- O'Donnell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
- Ottenwess v. Hawkeye Security InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- Hawkins v. Auto-Owners InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- Mathis v. Interstate Motor Freight SystemMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
3Cited by117 opinions
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- Lewis v. School Dist. of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- LeBlanc v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1981
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