Phillips v Auto Club Insurance Association; (COA-UNP, 2/8/1991; RB #1445)

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Michigan Court of Appeals; Docket No. 120895; Unpublished  
Judges Neff, Shepherd, and McDonald; Unanimous; Per Curiam  
Official Michigan Reporter Citation:  Not Applicable; Link to Opinion alt  


STATUTORY INDEXING:  
Disqualification for Uninsured Owners or Registrants of Involved Motor Vehicles or Motorcycles [§3113(b)]

TOPICAL INDEXING:  
Not Applicable   


CASE SUMMARY:  
In this brief unanimous per curiam Opinion, the Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court finding that plaintiff was disqualified from receiving PIP benefits under the exclusionary provision of §3113(b) for owners whose uninsured motor vehicles become involved in accidents. 

The Court of Appeals held that since plaintiff owned the vehicle which struck him, and the vehicle did not have the required security, §3113(b) of the No-Fault Act disqualified him from receiving PIP benefits, notwithstanding his pedestrian status or his lack of knowledge or intent that the vehicle be driven.