Bauman v. Auto-Owners Insurance

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order entered in the Kent County Circuit Court which granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment determining that, as a matter of law, plaintiff was not entitled to recover no-fault benefits.

During the course of his employment with Spartan Stores, plaintiff was required to drive a truck and to aid in the unloading of the truck’s trailer. Plaintiff was injured while he was moving boxes to the door of his trailer where they were to be picked up by another Spartan Stores employee. As he pulled a box off a skid, his back gave out. After the injury,…