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A snowmobile driven by state employees is a motor vehicle under Michigan law, the state Supreme Court said, a key decision that could make taxpayers liable in a crash that injured two people.
A snowmobile driven by state employees is a motor vehicle under Michigan law, the state Supreme Court said, a key decision that could make taxpayers liable in a crash that injured two people.
Michigan Court to Weight State Liability for Snowmobile Crashes July 6, 2021 SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The Michigan Supreme Court is looking at a pair of cases that involve possible liability against the state in crashes involving snowmobiles. The issue is whether a snowmobile and a utility vehicle should be considered motor vehicles under a Michigan law. If so, governmental immunity might not apply to lawsuits alleging negligence against the Department of Natural Resources. Audrey West said she was thrown into a river in Antrim County while her father wa...
Michigan's top court looking at liability in snowmobile crashes Published SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) - The Michigan Supreme Court is looking at a pair of cases that involve possible liability against the state in crashes involving snowmobiles. The issue is whether a snowmobile and a utility vehicle should be considered motor vehicles under a Michigan law. If so, governmental immunity might not apply to lawsuits alleging negligence against the Department of Natural Resources. Audrey West said she was thrown into a river in Antrim County while her father was pinned under his snowmobile. The...
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