STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
FOR PUBLICATION
MEEMIC INSURANCE COMPANY, February 13, 2018
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v No. 335126
Huron Circuit Court
BARBARA JANE BISCHER, Individually and as LC No. 16-105387-CK
Next Friend of BAILEY JAMES BISCHER, a
Minor, GARY DUANE BISCHER, and
JACQUELINE G. BRAUN, Personal
Representative of the ESTATE OF BRANDON
MICHAEL DICKERT,
Defendants-Appellees.
Before: METER, P.J., and SAWYER and SHAPIRO, JJ.
SHAPIRO, J. (concurring).
I concur with the majority but write separately to emphasize, as the majority notes, that
“we need not determine what does constitute a sufficient connection with the residence
premises,” and that scenarios distinguishable from the instant case may result in a different
outcome. Thus, although I agree that permissive use of a non-contiguous trail is not “use . . . in
connection with,” I would reach a different conclusion had the accident occurred on a common
trail that ran through two or several contiguous properties including that of the policyholder.
/s/ Douglas B. Shapiro
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