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MULL v. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSU. SOC.

Docket No. 95200, (Calendar No. 10).

444 Mich. 508 (1994)

510 N.W.2d 184

MULL v. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided January 25, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Swanson, Torgow & Lyons, P.C. (by Peter J. Lyons), for the plaintiff.

Richard A. Kudla & Associates (by Richard A. Kudla and Victoria P. Lupo); Gross & Nemeth, of counsel (by James G. Gross), for the defendant.

Amici Curiae:

Kohl, Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Clark & Hampton (by Roger F. Wardle and Marylyn Harty Thompson) for Associated General Contractors of America, et al.

Sullivan, Ward, Bone, Tyler & Asher, P.C. (by Sheri B. Cataldo), for Continental Loss Adjusting Services, Inc.

Stephens Law Firm (by William T. Stephens, Craig C. Lebamoff, Sean C. Connors, and Michael A. Williams) for American Rental Association.

Mark Granzotto and Monica Farris Linkner for Michigan Trial Lawyers Association.

MALLETT, J.

In this negligence action, we granted leave to determine whether a front-end loader is a motor vehicle for purposes of the owner's liability statute, MCL 257.401; MSA 9.2101. The trial court and the Court of Appeals concluded, as a matter of law, that a front-end loader is a motor vehicle. We affirm.

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On Sunday, November 15, 1987, the plaintiff, William Mull, suffered serious personal injuries as a result of an accident that occurred while...

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