Legal Opinion
Galloway v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided October 12, 1989No. Civ. No. 88-CV-71347-DTPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JULIAN ABELE COOK, Jr., Chief Judge.
On July 17, 1989, the Defendant, Northwest Airlines, Inc. (Northwest), filed a motion to dismiss, contending that the subro-gation claims of the Plaintiff-Intervenor State Farm Mutual Insurance Company (State Farm),1 in which it attempts to obtain reimbursement and indemnification of benefits paid on behalf of its insureds Eddie Galloway and Sharon Schweitzer, are precluded by the terms of the Michigan Motor Vehicle No-Fault Act (No-Fault Act).
In its response on August 2, 1989,2 State Farm does not contest that the No-Fault Act bars its claims for the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Shavers v. Attorney GeneralMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
- Citizens Insurance Co. of America v. TuttleMichigan Supreme Court · 1981
- Heard v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
- Burk v. WarrenMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
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