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Michigan Supreme Court· 4/3/2008

Wesche v. Mecosta County Road Commission

Citations

  • 746 N.W.2d 847
  • 480 Mich. 75

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that the WDA “is essentially a ‘filter’ through which the underlying claim may proceed”
  • explaining that the WDA “is essentially a ‘filter’ through which the underlying claim may proceed”
  • holding that a Gradall, a wheeled, hydraulic excavator, generally resembles a truck and moves like a truck and qualifies as a motor vehicle; additionally noting that the Gradall was being driven like a truck on a public roadway when the injury occurred
  • discussing limits of immunity from liability under Mich. Comp. Law 691.1407 regarding loss of consortium
  • “It is beyond dispute that a loss of consortium is not a physical injuiy to a body”
  • “Our textual analysis is supported by caselaw stating that the wrongful-death act is essentially a “filter” through which the underlying claim may proceed.”

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Judges: Thomas A. Biscup

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Cites

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