Legal Opinion

Bennett v. Pitts

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided March 23, 1971No. Docket 8444PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtO’Hara, J.

This is an appeal upon leave granted. The order appealed from is not only interlocutory in nature, it is anticipatory in that it holds that any judgment “which might eventually be rendered against defendant, Edward Galloway, would be the personal responsibility of Edward Galloway and not that of the Michigan Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund”. (Emphasis supplied.)

This holding upon the part of the trial judge was premised upon certain admitted facts.

First, defendant Galloway, who owned the claimed offending vehicle, was not covered by a policy of liability insurance issued to him as owner. He…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. W. S. Butterfield Theatres, Inc. v. Department of RevenueMichigan Supreme Court · 1958
  2. Erlandson v. Genesee County Employees' Retirement CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1953
  3. Woods v. Progressive Mutual InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1968

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Weisberg v. DET. AUTO. INTER-INS. EX.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1971
  2. In Re Jones EstateMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. City of Detroit v. Muzzin & Vincenti, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. People v. WashpunMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. Jones v. StateMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974

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