Michigan Supreme Court News

Michigan Supreme Court Limits Liability in Horse-Car Crash

The owners of a farm aren’t liable in a fatal wreck involving a driver whose car hit a horse on the loose in northern Michigan. Robert and Marilyn Truman own the property in Emmet County’s Friendship Township, but they don’t …

Michigan High Court Refuses to Hear Dairy Queen Appeal

Did a taste for Dilly Bars contribute to a fatal crash in northern Michigan? The Michigan Supreme Court won’t take an appeal in a lawsuit that blames a long line outside a Prudenville Dairy Queen for a crash that killed …

Michigan Court Says Insurer Doesn’t Have to Buy Van

An insurance company that refused to pay for a van for a disabled man has won an appeal at the Michigan Supreme Court. Auto-Owners Insurance says it agreed to pay for modifications to the van so Ken Admire could travel …

Michigan Court Reverses $100K Verdict for Oil in Home

The Michigan Supreme Court has thrown out a $100,000 verdict for a woman whose home had to be demolished after the basement was mistakenly filled with heating oil. In a 4-0 decision Thursday, the court says Beckie Price of DeWitt …

Court: Bicyclist Hit by Detroit-Area Bus Can’t Sue

A man who was struck by a Detroit-area bus while riding a bicycle won’t get his day in court after the Michigan Supreme Court threw out his lawsuit. There seems to be no dispute that a SMART bus hit Mark …

Insurers Win Michigan Supreme Court Case Over Rogue Drivers

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in favor of insurance companies in two cases that involve drivers who crashed cars when they didn’t have the owners’ permission to get behind the wheel. The court’s Republican majority said Tuesday the drivers …

Badly Injured Bicyclist Loses at Michigan Supreme Court

An Upper Peninsula quarry is not liable for brain damage and other injuries suffered by a woman who was riding in a popular bike event when she lost control on a rough road, the Michigan Supreme Court said, reversing a …

Michigan Court Considers ‘Unlawful Taking’ Farm Bureau Case

An insurance company has persuaded the Michigan Supreme Court to decide whether the insurer must pay the medical bills of a man who was drunk and had no license when he crashed his father’s car into a tree. Farm Bureau …