Legal Opinion
DiFranco v. Pickard
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 23, 1986No. Docket Nos. 74692, 74867, 75263, 75299, 75811, (Calendar Nos. 6-10)PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCavanagh, J.
Section 3135(1) of Michigan’s no-fault automobile insurance law1 permits a person injured in a motor vehicle accident to recover damages for noneconomic loss from a negligent owner or operator of a motor vehicle only if the person suffered death, serious impairment of body function, or permanent serious disfigurement:
A person remains subject to tort liability for noneconomic loss caused by his or her ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle only if the injured person has suffered death, serious impairment of body function, or permanent serious disfigurement. [MCL 500.3135(1); MSA…
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