Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Enterprise Leasing Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 1996No. Docket Nos. 100032, 100033, 101473, 102396, Calendar Nos. 3-5PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrickley, C.J.
In these three cases, we are called upon to determine whether Michigan’s no-fault insurance act is violated by a car rental agreement purporting to shift the responsibility for providing primary residual liability coverage on the vehicle from the owner to the driver and the driver’s insurer. We conclude that any such shifting provision is void. Vehicle owners, including the car rental companies in these cases, are required to provide primary coverage *28for their vehicles and all permissive users of their vehicles.
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These cases involve the liability insurance coverage of rental cars. The disputes…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Raska v. Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. BogartArizona Supreme Court · 1986
- Citizens Insurance Co. of America v. Federated Mutual InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1995
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Snappy Car Rental, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1992
- INS. CAR RENTALS, INC. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1987
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Hertz Corp. v. Federal InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Universal Underwriters Insurance v. KneelandMichigan Supreme Court · 2001
- Corwin v. DaimlerChrysler InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 2012
- Morinelli v. Provident Life and Accident Ins. Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 2000
- Singer v. American States InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 2001
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