Michigan Court of Appeals; Docket No. 75267; Published
Judges Gribbs, Holbrook, Jr., and Lambros; Unanimous; Per Curiam
Official Michigan Reporter Citation: 147 Mich App 124; Link to Opinion
STATUTORY INDEXING:
One-Year Notice Rule Limitation [§3145(1)]
Required Content of Notice / Sufficiency of Notice [§3145(1)]
TOPICAL INDEXING:
Not Applicable
CASE SUMMARY:
In this unanimous per curiam Opinion dealing with the one-year statute of limitations provision in §3145(1), the court held that plaintiffs who never made any specific claim for no-fault benefits were precluded by the Supreme Court's decision in Welton v Carriers (Item No. 801) from claiming benefit of the tolling rule set forth in Richards v American Fellowship (Item No. 101). Furthermore, the court stated that alleged statements made by a workers' compensation claims adjuster to the effect that no benefits were available other than workers' compensation benefits, where such statements were made prior to the Supreme Court's decision in Mathis v Interstate, were not sufficient to support a claim that the statute of limitations was tolled by misrepresentation or fraudulent concealment on the part of defendant.