Estate of Eugene Wayne Hunt v. Roger Drielick

Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
September 18, 2013 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
146433-5 Michael F. Cavanagh
Stephen J. Markman
Mary Beth Kelly
Brian K. Zahra
MARIE HUNT, Personal Representative for the Bridget M. McCormack
ESTATE OF EUGENE WAYNE HUNT, David F. Viviano,
Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant/Cross- Justices
Defendant-Appellant,
v SC: 146433
COA: 299405
Bay CC: 96-003280-NI
ROGER DRIELICK and COREY DRIELICK,
d/b/a ROGER DRIELICK TRUCKING,
Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs/Cross-
Plaintiffs/Third-Party-Defendants/
Counter-Defendants,
and
GREAT LAKES CARRIERS CORP.,
Defendant/Cross-Defendant-Appellee,
and
GREAT LAKES LOGISTICS & SERVICES, INC.,
and MERMAID TRANSPORTATION, INC.,
Defendants/Cross-Defendants,
and
SARGENT TRUCKING, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee,
and
NOREEN LUCZAK and THOMAS LUCZAK,
Third-Party-Defendants/Counter-
Defendants-Appellees,
and
EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Garnishee Defendant-Appellee.
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BRANDON JAMES HUBER,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v SC: 146434
COA: 299406
Bay CC: 97-003238-NI
COREY DRIELICK and ROGER DRIELICK,
d/b/a ROGER DRIELICK TRUCKING,
Defendants/Third-Party-Plaintiffs,
and
GREAT LAKES CARRIERS CORP.,
Defendant-Appellee,
and
GREAT LAKES LOGISTICS & SERVICES, INC.,
and MERMAID TRANSPORTATION, INC.,
Defendants,
and
SARGENT TRUCKING, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee,
and
GREAT LAKES CARRIERS, INC.,
Third-Party-Defendant,
and
EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Garnishee Defendant-Appellee.
_________________________________________/
THOMAS LUCZAK and NOREEN LUCZAK,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v SC: 146435
COA: 299407
Bay CC: 96-003328-NI
COREY DRIELICK and ROGER DRIELICK,
d/b/a ROGER DRIELICK TRUCKING,
Defendants-Third-Party-Plaintiffs,
and
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GREAT LAKES CARRIERS CORP.,
Defendant-Appellee,
and
GREAT LAKES LOGISTICS & SERVICES, INC.,
and MERMAID TRANSPORTATION, INC.,
Defendants,
and
SARGENT TRUCKING, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee,
and
GREAT LAKES CARRIERS, INC.,
Third-Party-Defendant,
and
EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Garnishee Defendant-Appellee.
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the November 20, 2012
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall
address: (1) whether a lease agreement is legally implied between Roger Drielick
Trucking and Great Lakes Carriers Corporation under the facts of the case and under
applicable federal regulation of the motor carrier industry; and (2) if so, whether the
Court of Appeals erred in resolving this case on the basis of the first clause of the
business use exclusion in the non-trucking (bobtail) policy issued by Empire Fire and
Marine Insurance Company, instead of on the basis of the second clause, which excludes
coverage for “‘[b]odily injury’ or ‘property damage’ . . . while a covered ‘auto’ is used in
the business of anyone to whom the ‘auto’ is leased or rented.”
Persons or groups interested in the determination of the issues presented in this
case may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.
I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
September 18, 2013
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Clerk