Arnold v. Auto-Owners Insurance

This appeal involves § 3106(b) of the no-fault motor vehicle insurance act, MCL 500.3106(b); MSA 24.13106(b). Plaintiff appeals from a circuit court order entered October 19, 1977, denying his motion for a rehearing and reaffirming the circuit court’s order of August 17, 1977, granting defendants’ motions for summary judgment.

Plaintiff was employed by Square Deal Cartage Company. His duties included loading, driving and unloading a truck used to haul automobiles. On August 18, 1975, plaintiff ruptured a disc in his back while lifting a loading dock "skid” (ramp) onto the upper deck of the…