Ciaramitaro v. State Farm Insurance

Plaintiff sued to recover survivor’s loss benefits for her husband’s death from his no-fault insurance carrier. Defendant’s motion for summary judgment was granted pursuant to GCR 1963, 117.2(1), and plaintiff appeals.

On January 26, 1979, plaintiff’s decedent was in the process of conducting his normal door-to-door produce business from his truck when he was confronted by an unknown armed assailant who robbed and killed him. Plaintiff’s claim for benefits from defendant was denied.

This case involves the question of whether the death of plaintiff’s decedent arose out of the ownership,…