The Michigan appeals court says a bank can’t be blamed for a crash that occurred when a confused driver went the wrong way in suburban Detroit.
Frank Scola was a 7-year-old passenger when his mother turned the wrong way out of a Chase Bank parking lot in Wayne and crashed into westbound traffic on Michigan Avenue.
Frank was seriously injured. His attorney says Chase should have put up a sign warning drivers that the road goes one way outside the bank. But in a 2-1 decision last week, the appeals court says an “average person with ordinary intelligence” should have noticed the one-way stretch of Michigan Avenue.
In dissent, Judge Mark Cavanagh says Scola’s son had presented “sufficient evidence” that the bank did nothing to ease the risk.
Topics Legislation Personal Auto Michigan
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Tennessee Approves Smallest Drop in Workers’ Compensation Costs in Years 
More Insurance M&A Deals on the Horizon? 
Chubb Outlines Structure of $20B Gulf Reinsurance Facility, Now Including Liability Cover 
Married Massachusetts Insurance Brokers Plead Guilty to Defrauding Clients of $750K 
