MATHIS v. INTERSTATE FREIGHT

Docket Nos. 59454, 61470, 61725, 62782. (Calendar Nos. 4-7).

408 Mich. 164 (1980)

289 N.W.2d 708

MATHIS v. INTERSTATE MOTOR FREIGHT SYSTEM HAWKINS v. AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY OTTENWESS v. HAWKEYE-SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY In re CERTIFIED QUESTIONS (JOSEPH v TRANSPORT INDEMNITY COMPANY)

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided March 20, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reamon, Williams, Klukowski, Wood & Drew, P.C. (by William G. Reamon and Themis J. Fotieo), for plaintiff Mathis.

McCroskey, Libner, Van Leuven, Feldman, Kortering, Cochrane & Brock, P.C. (by Robert O. Chessman), for plaintiff Hawkins.

Hillman, Baxter & Hammond (by Michael D. Wade) for plaintiff Deborah Ottenwess Schroeder.

Posner, Posner & Posner for plaintiff Joseph.

Warner, Norcross & Judd (by William K. Holmes and Linda R. Witte) for defendant Interstate Motor Freight System.

Linsey, Strain & Worsfold, P.C., for defendants Auto-Owners Insurance Company and Hawkeye-Security Insurance Company.

Wheeler, Upham, Bryant & Uhl (by Susan B. Flakne and Kenneth E. Tiews) for defendant Travelers Insurance Company.

Plunkett, Cooney, Rutt, Watters, Stanczyk & Pedersen, P.C. (by Charles A. Huckabay), for defendant Transport Indemnity Company.

Amicus Curiae:

Selby, Dickinson, Pike, Mourad & Brandt (Gromek, Bendure & Thomas, of counsel) for Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange.


KAVANAGH, J.

These cases all involve the injury of an employee in the course of his employment while occupying a motor vehicle owned by his employer. Each employee, or his dependents, has received workers' compensation benefits as a result of his injury. Each beneficiary is seeking to recover personal protection insurance benefits under the Michigan no-fault insurance act. MCL 500.3101-500.3179; MSA 24.13101-24.13179.

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