Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Allstate Insurance
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided August 7, 1986No. 74497, (Calendar No. 2)PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoyle, J.
The sole issue on appeal in this case is *646whether injuries sustained by Mr. Thornton during the armed robbery of a taxicab are injuries "arising out of the ownership, operation, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle as a motor vehicle . . .” MCL 500.3105(1); MSA 24.13105(1), for purposes of no-fault personal injury protection benefits. We reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals in the instant case because there was no more than a "but for,” incidental, or fortuitous connection between the injuries inflicted upon Mr. Thornton and the "use of a motor vehicle as a motor vehicle.”
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