172 Mich. App. 752 - Miller v. Massullo’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “Our review of the record persuades us that defendant was not entitled to summary disposition. Defendant was the owner of the tractor-trailer and had leased the vehicle to Chem-Bright [the employer of both]. Defendant received rental income under the lease and, as the owner, was expressly entitled to the tax benefits of depreciation and the investment [tax] credit on his personal income tax return. We are unconvinced that plaintiff would not have been able to show at trial that defendant’s act of leasing the vehicle to his employer was independent of, and not related to, the common employment of both, and thereby defeat defendant’s claim of immunity . . ..”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 124 Wash. 2d 435 - Evans v. Thompson