CHARMAIN ANTOINETTE MOORE V KARL TREPKOWSKI
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
CHARMAIN ANTOINETTE MOORE,
UNPUBLISHED
July 14, 2011
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v
No. 296355
Saginaw Circuit Court
LC No. 08-003477-NI
KARL TREPKOWSKI and NICHOLAS
TREPKOWSKI,
Defendants-Appellees.
Before: SAAD, P.J., and JANSEN and DONOFRIO, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Plaintiff brought a negligence action against defendants under the no-fault insurance act,
MCL 500.3101 et seq. Plaintiff appeals by right the trial court’s order granting summary
disposition in favor of defendants pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(10). We vacate and remand.
Plaintiff and defendant Nicholas Trepkowski were involved in an automobile accident.
Defendant Karl Trepkowski owned the vehicle that Nicholas was driving at the time of the
accident. Plaintiff filed the instant lawsuit, claiming that Nicholas caused the accident and that
she suffered a serious impairment of body function as a result. Specifically, plaintiff sustained a
fractured right wrist that required two surgeries.
Defendants moved for summary disposition, arguing that plaintiff did not suffer a serious
impairment of body function under MCL 500.3135(1) and (7). Applying the standards of
Kreiner v Fisher, 471 Mich 109; 683 NW2d 611 (2004), the trial court granted the motion on the
ground that plaintiff’s injury did not affect her ability to lead her normal life because she served
in the National Guard after the accident and was not under any medical restrictions.
After plaintiff filed her appeal in this Court, our Supreme Court issued its opinion in
McCormick v Carrier, 487 Mich 180; 795 NW2d 517 (2010), which effectively overruled
Kreiner. Because the trial court applied the Kreiner standards when it granted summary
disposition in favor of defendants, and because McCormick establishes new standards for
evaluating claims of non-economic damages under the no-fault act, we vacate the order granting
summary disposition in favor of defendants and remand this matter to the trial court. On remand,
the trial court shall reconsider plaintiff’s claim and defendants’ motion in light of the standards
set forth in McCormick.
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Vacated and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. We do not
retain jurisdiction.
/s/ Henry William Saad
/s/ Kathleen Jansen
/s/ Pat M. Donofrio
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