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Overall v. Howard

Supreme Court of Michigan
Sep 26, 2007
480 Mich. 896 (Mich. 2007)

Summary

In Overall the Michigan Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals' decision for the reasons stated in the dissent to the Court of Appeals' decision. That dissent reasons that a golf cart is not a “motor vehicle,” but it does so in the context of the Michigan governmental immunity statute, relying on the reasoning in Stanton v. Battle Creek, 466 Mich. 611, 647 N.W.2d 508 (2002).

Summary of this case from Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Holka

Opinion

No. 134056.

September 26, 2007.

SC: 134056, COA: 274588, Washtenaw CC: 05-001188-NI.


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Summary Dispositions September 26, 2007:

Pursuant to MCR 7.302(G)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we reverse in part the judgment of the Court of Appeals, and, for the reasons stated in the Court of Appeals dissenting opinion, we remand this case to the Washtenaw Circuit Court for entry of judgment in favor of defendant Lincoln Consolidated Schools.


Summaries of

Overall v. Howard

Supreme Court of Michigan
Sep 26, 2007
480 Mich. 896 (Mich. 2007)

In Overall the Michigan Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals' decision for the reasons stated in the dissent to the Court of Appeals' decision. That dissent reasons that a golf cart is not a “motor vehicle,” but it does so in the context of the Michigan governmental immunity statute, relying on the reasoning in Stanton v. Battle Creek, 466 Mich. 611, 647 N.W.2d 508 (2002).

Summary of this case from Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Holka
Case details for

Overall v. Howard

Case Details

Full title:KATHLEEN OVERALL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BOB HOWARD, Defendant, and…

Court:Supreme Court of Michigan

Date published: Sep 26, 2007

Citations

480 Mich. 896 (Mich. 2007)
738 N.W.2d 760

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