Parker v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order granting summary disposition in favor of defendant pursuant to MCR 2.116(0(10). We affirm.

Plaintiff’s decedent died as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff subsequently filed suit against the operator of the vehicle which struck the decedent and the dram-shop which had served the driver. Plaintiff eventually settled with both parties. Consent judgments in the amount of $20,000 against the driver and $160,000 against the dramshop were entered.

Plaintiff’s decedent was insured under a no-fault insurance policy issued by…