UNITED STATES v. WARNER

No. G76-122 C.A.

461 F.Supp. 729 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Robert Austin WARNER, Defendant.

United States District Court, W. D. Michigan, S. D.

June 5, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Terrance Dillon, Asst. U. S. Atty., Grand Rapids, Mich., for plaintiff.

Harry Lieffers, Jr., Grand Rapids, Mich., for defendant.


OPINION

FOX, Chief Judge.

This case presents the novel question of whether or not the United States is barred by the Michigan "No Fault" automobile insurance act from bringing an action for damages to a Government-owned motor vehicle caused by the negligence of the defendant, driver of a Michigan-registered motor vehicle. That single question, however, disguises a more complex consideration of the relationship between state and federal law.

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