Ambrose V. Illinois-California Express Inc‪.‬

On July 13, 1980, Hillard Ambrose was severely injured in a three-truck collision while driving a large "tractor-trailer" truck on Interstate 40 near Ashfork, Arizona. Ambrose, his wife Dallene, and his minor children Chad and Robin were all residents of Michigan. The drivers of the other two trucks were not residents of either Michigan or Arizona and their trucking companies were not incorporated in either Michigan or Arizona.