Morosini v. Citizens Ins Co of America

In Morosini v. Citizens Ins Co of America (After Remand), 461 Mich 303; 602 NW2d 828 (1999), the Supreme Court of Michigan held that a motorist was not entitled to first-party no-fault benefits where the motorist was involved in a traffic accident and was injured when he was assaulted as he was inspecting the vehicles involved in the accident by the driver of the other vehicle. Specifically, the Court stated that the assault itself was a separate occurrence from the collision and that the plaintiff was injured not in a traffic accident, but by another person's response to that event. Thus, the assault was not closely related to the transportational function of a motor vehicle. Id., pp 310-311.