Beard v. City of Detroit

Plaintiffs appeal as of right following a jury verdict in favor of defendant in a suit brought under the no-fault act, MCL 500.3135(1); MSA 24.13135(1). The suit alleged that Lyle O. Beard suffered serious impairment of body function following a 1980 collision between plaintiffs 1 vehicle and a City of Detroit bus. The central issues on appeal are whether plaintiff suffered a serious impairment of body function and whether his alleged injuries were proximately related to the accident. The appeal asserts that the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict in favor of plaintiff on the…