Cox Ex Rel. Zick v. Nichols

OPINION

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellants Andrew Cox and his mother, Karlene J. Zick, appeal the trial court’s ruling on summary judgment that their lawsuit for damages sustained in an automobile collision should be determined under Michigan law. The facts relevant to the appeal are recited below.

In December 1993, Cox and Zick filed their complaint alleging that in June 1993 defendant-appellant Donald E. Nichols, an uninsured motorist, negligently operated his vehicle which struck Zick’s car. The plaintiffs filed suit after requesting payment under the uninsured motorist provision of Zick’s…