Legal Opinion

Auto-Owners Insurance v. Stenberg Bros.

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided March 10, 1998No. Docket 198645PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, P.J.

Plaintiff appeals as of right the trial court’s entry of judgment in favor of defendants in this declaratory judgment action. We affirm.

Defendant Stenberg Brothers leased a tanker-trailer to Mead Corporation for use as a storage tank. The tanker-trailer was built in 1955. It was designed to transport liquids in bulk, and had been used to do so until 1987. Since 1987, the tanker-trailer has not been registered and has been used solely as a storage tank. When leased by Mead Corporation, the tanker-trailer was pulled on a public highway fifteen miles to its destination and, when Mead Corporation…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Boyd v. W G Wade ShowsMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Esperance v. Chesterfield TownshipMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Root v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaMichigan Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. Davidson v. Secretary of StateMichigan Supreme Court · 1957
  5. Livingston County Board of Social Services v. Department of Social ServicesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1995

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Paris Meadows, LLC v. City of KentwoodMichigan Court of Appeals · 2010
  2. Griswold Properties, LLC v. Lexington InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 2007
  3. Caldwell v. ChapmanMichigan Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. Niles Township v. Berrien County Board of CommissionersMichigan Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. Amerisure Insurance v. PlumbMichigan Court of Appeals · 2009

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