Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1116 (2026)
Death or injury by stolen vehicle; general denial by secretary of state.
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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLAIMS ACT
Act 198 of 1965
257.1116 Death or injury by stolen vehicle; general denial by secretary of state.
Sec. 16.
In an action against the secretary, he may deny generally the allegations in respect to the unidentified motor vehicle and unidentified owner and driver thereof and shall not be required to set forth the facts upon which he relies.
History: 1965, Act 198, Eff. Nov. 1, 1965
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1979–1979 · leading case: Johnson v. Sec'y of State, 280 N.W.2d 9 (Mich. 1979).
Johnson v. Sec'y of State, 280 N.W.2d 9 (Mich. 1979). “The legislative purpose that an injury or death suffered in an alleged hit-and-run accident would be compensable from the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund only when the plaintiff sustains the burden of proof on his cause of action is evidenced in part by § 16 of the act which…”
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