Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.1129 (2026)

Coverage by workmen's compensation law; recovery from fund; exception.

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MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLAIMS ACT

Act 198 of 1965

257.1129 Coverage by workmen's compensation law; recovery from fund; exception.

Sec. 29.

Any person covered with respect to such injury or death by workmen's compensation law or the personal representative of such person shall not be permitted to recover from the fund except for property damage.

History: 1965, Act 198, Eff. Nov. 1, 1965 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 103, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1971–1980 · leading case: Great Am. Ins. v. Queen, 300 N.W.2d 895 (Mich. 1980).

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Great Am. Ins. v. Queen, 300 N.W.2d 895 (Mich. 1980). · cites it 4× “The claim was initially denied because MCL 257.1129; MSA 9.2829 precludes recovery against the MVACF if any workers' compensation benefits are payable as a result of the injury.”

Bowser v. Jacobs, 194 N.W.2d 110 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 11× “[2] For example, a reading of MCLA § 257.1129 (Stat Ann 1968 Rev § 9.2829) indicates that an employee who suffers $50,000 in damages inflicted upon him by an uninsured motorist and to whom a workmen's compensation award with a present value of $20,000 is made, is unable to sue…”

Weisberg v. Det. Auto. Inter-ins. Ex., 194 N.W.2d 193 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “[6] See MCLA § 257.1129 (Stat Ann 1968 Rev § 9.2829).”

Weisberg v. Detroit Auto. Inter-Ins. Exch., 36 Mich. App. 513 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971). “My colleagues argue that the Secretary would have had the right under the accident claims act to recover back from Weisberg any amount paid to him by the fund and, therefore, he had no right of recovery against the fund.”

Cooper v. Currigan, 229 N.W.2d 451 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975). · cites it 2× “) In Bowser v Jacobs this Court dealt with the question of whether the denial of access to recovery from the Fund on the basis of payments by workmen’s compensation with respect to an injury or death caused by an uninsured motorist as provided in MCLA 257.1129; MSA 9.2829 1 was…”

Tilmon v. Kaye, 207 N.W.2d 467 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973). “MCLA 257.1129; MSA 9.2829. Bowser v Jacobs, 36 Mich App 320 (1971), held that portion of the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act unconstitutional.”

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