Legal Opinion
Sweeney v. Sweeney
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 1978No. 59035, (Calendar No. 3)PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
Michele Sweeney was injured when a car driven by her father, Jimmie Sweeney, skidded off a road in Ohio. The Sweeneys lived in Michigan; the car was registered and insured in Michigan; Mr. Sweeney had a Michigan driver’s license.
Michele Sweeney sued her father in Michigan where the doctrine of intra-family immunity had been overruled in "the interests of justice and fairness to all concerned”. Plumley v Klein, 388 Mich 1; 199 NW2d 169 (1972). Ohio continues to apply the immunity doctrine.
The trial court granted Jimmie Sweeney an accelerated judgment. The court said immunity is a matter of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Plumley v. KleinMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
- Abendschein v. FarrellMichigan Supreme Court · 1969
- Bostrom v. JenningsMichigan Supreme Court · 1949
- Hosko v. HoskoMichigan Supreme Court · 1971
- Kaiser v. NorthMichigan Supreme Court · 1939
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Gutierrez v. CollinsTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Olmstead v. AndersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1987
- Mitchell v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Sutherland v. Kennington Truck Service, LtdMichigan Supreme Court · 1997
- Sexton v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1982
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