Wayne County Circuit Court; Docket No. 79-916-904-CZ; Unpublished
Judge Michael L. Stacey; Summary Judgment Order
Official Michigan Reporter Citation: Not Applicable; Link to Opinioin
STATUTORY INDEXING:
Obligations of Admitted Insurers to Pay PIP Benefits on Behalf of Nonresidents Injured in Michigan [§3163(1)]
TOPICAL INDEXING:
Not Applicable
CASE SUMMARY:
In a summary judgment Order without Opinion, Judge Michael Stacey held that pursuant to §3163 of the No-Fault Act, a foreign insurance company filing a certification in the State of Michigan must provide no-fault insurance benefits to its foreign insureds who are injured in motor vehicle accidents in the State of Michigan, even though the foreign insureds were not occupants of motor vehicles at the time of their injury. Thus, where the out of state plaintiffs sustain injury in an automobile accident occurring in Michigan while they are pedestrians, they must claim their no-fault benefits from their own out of state insurance carrier who insures their private automobile.