U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; Published
Judge James Harvey; Reported Opinion
Official Federal Reporter Citation: 496 F. Supp. 77; Link to Opinion 
STATUTORY INDEXING:
Nature and Scope of PPI Benefits (Property Damage and Loss of Use) [§3121(1)]
Vehicles and Trailers, Including Motorcycles [§3123(1)(a)]
TOPICAL INDEXING:
Not Applicable
CASE SUMMARY:
In this reported Opinion, Judge Harvey held that under the property protection provisions of the No-Fault Act, a railroad was entitled to recover property protection insurance benefits for damages caused to its train equipment and surrounding property under its control as a result of a collision with a truck insured by a Michigan no-fault insurance policy. A train is not a "vehicle" under the exclusion provisions of §3123 and is, thus, entitled to receive property protection benefits under §3121.