Michigan Supreme Court; Published
Opinion by J. Coleman
Official Michigan Reporter Citation: 389 Mich 441; Link to Opinion 
STATUTORY INDEXING:
Serious Impairment of Body Function Definition (Pre-Cassidy Era – 1973-1982) [§3135(1)]
Permanent Serious Disfigurement Definition [§3135(1)]
TOPICAL INDEXING:
Legislative Purpose and Intent
CASE SUMMARY:
In this advisory Opinion, the Michigan Supreme Court per Justice Coleman held;
a. That the Michigan no-fault law does not violate the Michigan constitutional
provision prohibiting a law from embracing more than one object;b. That the no-fault law does not violate the constitutional provision prohibiting
revision or amendment of a law by reference to its title only, and;c. That the only phrases in §3135 of the no-fault law, to-wit, "serious impairment
of body function,” and "permanent serious disfigurement" provide sufficient
standards for legal interpretation.
