Dillon v. TAMMINGA 1

This appeal arises out of an automobile accident occurring on September 4, 1971. Plaintiff filed a complaint in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court against numerous defendants including the defendant City of Kalamazoo on August 27, 1974, for injuries sustained as a result of the accident. Prior to trial, defendant city made a motion for accelerated judgment, GCR 1963, 116.1(5), on the theory that the applicable two-year statute of limitations, MCLA 691.1411(2); MSA 3.996(111)(2) had run. The trial court granted the motion, and plaintiff now appeals that decision.

The statute under which accelerated…