Mielke v. MICH. MILLERS MUTUAL INS. CO.

Mielke v. Mich. Millers Mut. INS. Co., 267 N.W.2d 165 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978)

Court: Michigan Court of Appeals · State Appellate Courts
Decided: April 18, 1978
Docket: No. 30914
Judges: M.F. Cavanagh, P.J., and Bronson and M.J. Kelly
Citations: 267 N.W.2d 16582 Mich. App. 7211978 Mich. App. LEXIS 2266

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82 Mich. App. 721 (1978) 267 N.W.2d 165

MIELKE

MICHIGAN MILLERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY Docket No. 30914.

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided April 18, 1978.

Keller, Keller, Creager, Kosick & Rochau, for plaintiff.

Butzbaugh, Page, Butzbaugh & Dewane, for defendant.

Before: M.F. CAVANAGH, P.J., and BRONSON and M.J. KELLY, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Defendant appeals as of right from an order granting plaintiff's summary judgment motion on the basis that the governmental benefits set-off provision of Michigan's no-fault insurance act, MCLA 500.3109(1); MSA 24.13109(1), is unconstitutional. Defendant, plaintiff's insurer, reduced payments due plaintiff by the amount of Social Security survivor's benefits received by plaintiff.

This case is controlled by Pollock v Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance Co, 79 Mich App 218 ; 261 NW2d 554 (1977). Pollock involved a set-off for workmen's compensation benefits. Its reasoning is equally applicable to a set-off for Social Security benefits.

We also note that Richardson v Belcher, 404 US 78 ; 92 S Ct 254 ; 30 L Ed 2d 231 (1971), is inapposite, as that case found a rational basis for a Federal set-off statute in the need to preserve state workmen's compensation programs, a consideration not applicable to the case at bar.

Affirmed. Costs to appellee.

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LeBlanc v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance274 N.W.2d 69 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978)
O'Donnell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance273 N.W.2d 829 (Mich. 1979)
LeBlanc v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance301 N.W.2d 775 (Mich. 1981)
Greene v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance268 N.W.2d 703 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978)
Smith v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange335 N.W.2d 72 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983)

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Smith v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange335 N.W.2d 72 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983)
LeBlanc v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance301 N.W.2d 775 (Mich. 1981)
O'Donnell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance273 N.W.2d 829 (Mich. 1979)
LeBlanc v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance274 N.W.2d 69 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978)
Greene v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance268 N.W.2d 703 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978)

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Authorities cited 4

Depth	Case	Cited by
	Richardson v. Belcher, 404 U.S. 78 (1971)	509
	Pollock v. Frankenmuth Mut. Ins., 261 N.W.2d 554 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977)	14
	Goldstein v. Kern, 267 N.W.2d 165 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978)	11
	Mielke v. Mich. Millers Mut. Ins., 82 Mich. App. 721 (1978)	1

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