GOINS v. GREENFIELD JEEP EAGLE, INC.

Docket No. 98440, (Calendar No. 9).

449 Mich. 1 (1995)

534 N.W.2d 467

GOINS v. GREENFIELD JEEP EAGLE, INC.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided June 6, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Matz for the plaintiff.

Sullivan, Ward, Bone, Tyler & Asher, P.C. (by Ronald S. Lederman and Colin H. John, Jr.), for the defendants.

Amicus Curiae:

Colombo & Colombo (by Lawrence F. Raniszeski and Patrick J. Ennis) for the Detroit Auto Dealers Association.


RILEY, J.

In this case, we are called on to determine whether an automobile dealership that fails to verify the existence of a purchaser's motor vehicle insurance remains liable, as an owner, for the negligent operation of that vehicle. Specifically, we must decide whether defendant Greenfield Jeep Eagle remained the owner of a 1989 Eagle Medallion when it sold the vehicle to Jerome Parker and failed to send a copy of Parker's insurance coverage to the Secretary of...

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