Michigan Court of Appeals; Docket No. 26903; Published
Judges Danhof, R. B. Burns, and Quinnell; Unanimous
Official Michigan Reporter Citation: 76 Mich App 85; Link to Opinion 
STATUTORY INDEXING:
Not Applicable
TOPICAL INDEXING:
Private Contract (Meaning and Intent)
Uninsured Motorist Benefits: Uninsured Motorist Coverage in General
CASE SUMMARY:
In this Opinion by Judge R. B. Burns, the Court of Appeals held that for purposes of uninsured motorist benefits, an off the road vehicle such as a snowmobile is not a "vehicle" when actually being operated off the road at the time of the accident. Thus, the carrier was not obligated to provide uninsured motorist benefits when the snowmobile collided with another snowmobile on the frozen surface of a lake.
[Author's Comment: This opinion was inadvertently omitted from previous supplements and is included now for completeness.]