Auto Club Ins. Ass'n v. Hill
Michigan Supreme Court
1DissentCavanagh, J.
The no-fault automobile liability act abolishes tort liability respecting an insured vehicle except for noneconomic loss greater than the statutory threshold: death, serious impairment of body function, or permanent serious disfigurement.1_
*467The question presented is whether a person who suffers noneconomic loss less than the statutory threshold caused by the negligent use of an uninsured vehicle may recover under the uninsured motorist coverage of an automobile insurance policy.
The majority holds that the act abolishes tort liability for noneconomic loss below the statutory threshold without…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Henslee v. Union Planters National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Bradley v. Mid-Century InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
- Citizens Insurance Co. of America v. TuttleMichigan Supreme Court · 1981
- Hanover Insurance Co. v. BlincoeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1978
- Steenson v. General Casualty Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1986