DeHart v. Joe Lunghamer Chevrolet, Inc

Plaintiffs appeal as of right an order of the Oakland Circuit Court granting defendant’s motion for summary disposition in this automobile negligence action brought, in part, under the owner’s liability statute, MCL 257.401; MSA 9.2101. We affirm.

The relevant facts in this case are not in dispute. On July 7, 1996, plaintiff Deborah DeHart was a passenger in a car being driven by her husband, plaintiff Charles DeHart. A car being driven by forty-seven-year-old Glen Cooper failed to stop for a red light and collided with plaintiffs’ vehicle, causing serious injuries to Deborah DeHart and loss…