Stanley v. State Automobile Mutual Insurance

In this first party no-fault case, plaintiff appeals as of right from a trial court order granting summary disposition in defendant’s favor, MCR 2.116(C)(8) and (10). We affirm.

The facts are not disputed. Mr. Stanley was employed by an automobile dealership as a "body man.” While he was replacing the bumper on a customer’s car, the jack gave way, and the falling car injured him. The plaintiff received workers’ compensation benefits and also sought first party no-fault benefits from his insurer, the defendant here, arguing that the car was "unreasonably parked” at the time of the accident.…