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Gabriel v DAIIE; (COA-UNP, 8/11/1981; RB #436)

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Michigan Court of Appeals; Docket No. 51648; Unpublished  
Judges Bronson, Maher, and O'Brien; Unanimous; Per Curiam  
Official Michigan Reporter Citation: Not Applicable; Link to Opinion alt   


STATUTORY INDEXING:  
Entitlement to PIP Benefits: Arising Out of / Causation Requirement [§3105(1)]

TOPICAL INDEXING:
Not Applicable  


CASE SUMMARY:  
In a unanimous per curiam Opinion which reverses Item No. 303, the Court of Appeals held that where plaintiff’s decedent was killed by a gunshot blast fired from an automobile which was almost struck by a vehicle driven by plaintiff’s decedent, the fatality did not arise out of the ownership, operation, maintenance or use of a motor vehicle, as required by §3105 (1) of the No-Fault Act. In citing numerous cases dealing with the "arising out of" issue, the court held, "An armed assault on the driver of a car is not conduct foreseeably identifiable with the normal use of the vehicle."


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