52-3 Judicial District Court; Case No. 95-C03311;
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Official Michigan Reporter Citation: Not Applicable; Link to Opinion 
STATUTORY INDEXING:
Allowable Expenses for Handicapper Motor Vehicles [§3107(1)(a)]
TOPICAL INDEXING:
Not Applicable
CASE SUMMARY:
In this case of apparent first impression, the District Court entered an order requiring that the cost of insurance coverage on a modified van is a no-fault benefit under §3107(l)(a) of the no-fault act, and that, therefore, the defendant insurance company should pay for the van insurance on a modified van provided to their insured quadriplegic. The argument made at the trial court was that since a van cannot legally be driven in Michigan without insurance, the cost of insurance on the van was a reasonably necessary expense for a quadriplegic plaintiff who was injured in a motor vehicle accident, and as a result, required a modified van.