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UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INS. CO. v. KNEELAND

Docket No. 114900, Calendar No. 3.

628 N.W.2d 491 (2001)

UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY, as Subrogee of Betten Toyota and Betten Toyota, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Nancy KNEELAND, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 3, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garan, Lucow, Miller, P.C. by David N. Campos and Daniel S. Saylor, Detroit, MI, for the plaintiffs-appellees.

Bensinger, Cotant, Menkes & Aardema, P.C. by Dale L. Arndt, Grand Rapids, MI, for the defendant-appellant.

Opinion

CORRIGAN, C.J.

We granted leave to determine whether a contractual provision that assigned "all responsibility for damages" to defendant while she rented a vehicle contravenes our no-fault act, M.C.L. § 500.3101 et seq., and thereby voids the parties' contract. We hold that the no-fault act does not prevent contracting parties from voluntarily allocating liability for collision damage to a rented vehicle. We thus affirm the judgment of...

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