Michigan Court of Appeals: Docket No. 77-2172; Published
Judges Quinn, Bashara, and D. E. Holbrook; Unanimous
Official Michigan Reporter Citation: 79 Mich App 725; Link to Opinion 
STATUTORY INDEXING:
Definition of Motor Vehicle (General) [§3101(2)(e)]
Specific Exclusions from Motor Vehicle Definition [§3101(2)(e)]
TOPICAL INDEXING:
Legislative Purpose and Intent
CASE SUMMARY:
The Court of Appeals held that the statutory definition and classification contained in §3101(2) of the no-fault law excluding motorcycles from the no-fault statute was not an unconstitutional denial of equal protection. Accordingly, where the plaintiff was injured in a motorcycle accident which involved no motor vehicles, the plaintiff is not entitled to recover any personal insurance protection benefits. The Court of Appeals applied the "traditional" equal protection test and found that the statutory exclusion was not "essentially arbitrary" in that the "basic purpose of no-fault is to insure the compensation of persons injured in automobile accidents.”
