Michigan Court of Appeals; Docket No. 65672; Published
Judges Brennan, Kelly, and Kaufman; Per Curiam
Official Michigan Reporter Citation: 137 Mich App 327; Link to Opinion 
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CASE SUMMARY:
In this per curiam Opinion, the Court of Appeals ruled that the No-Fault Act's denial of benefits to pedestrians injured by motorcycles, while allowing pedestrians injured by motor vehicles to recover no-fault benefits, does not violate state and federal constitutional requirements guarantees of due process and equal protection. The Court stated that the Supreme Court's decision in Shavers v Attorney General was "dispositive." In that decision, the Supreme Court, applying the "reasonable relation to a permissible legislative objective" test validated the exemption of motorcycles from the class of motor vehicles required to purchase mandatory insurance.