Yates v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance

Plaintiff filed this action against defendant, plaintiffs no-fault automobile insurance carrier, after defendant denied no-fault benefits to plaintiff following an accident on plaintiffs farm. The trial court granted summary disposition in favor of defendant for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. MCR 2.116(C)(8). Plaintiff now appeals and we reverse.

Plaintiffs son, Thomas Yates, was chopping wood on the family farm and loading it into a pickup truck, which was registered in his parents’ names. Plaintiff joined Tom later in the morning, arriving at the scene by way of a…