Minter v. City of Grand Rapids

I concur with the majority’s decision to affirm the trial court’s order granting defendants’ motion for summary disposition regarding plaintiffs broken toe and cervical strain. Additionally, there is full agreement on the point of law that, even though plaintiff did not submit the necessary evidence to support a claim under MCL 500.3135(2)(a)(ii), she can still seek to establish a claim under the serious impairment of body function provision of the statute. MCL 500.5135(1). This has been clear since at least Churchman v Rickerson, 240 Mich App 223, 232; 611 NW2d 333 (2000).

However, I part…