Wayne County Circuit Court; Case No. 75-052-626-NI; Unpublished
Judge Thomas Roumell
Official Michigan Reporter Citation: Not Applicable; Link to Opinion 
STATUTORY INDEXING:
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Legislative Purpose and Intent
CASE SUMMARY:
The court held that MCLA 500.3030, prohibiting the naming of an insurer as a party-defendant, is not applicable to cases filed under the no-fault law. In this case, the plaintiff was injured while a passenger in a vehicle driven by defendant insurance company's insured policyholder. The court permitted the plaintiff to name the insurance company as a party-defendant on the grounds that the no-fault law has "effectively removed liability from the individual tortfeasor and created a direct obligation from his insurer to the injured party through the insurance policy, which then affords the injured plaintiff a direct benefit as a third-party beneficiary who can sue the insurer on his own to enforce the right to such benefit"