McDonald v. Farm Bureau Insurance

747 N.W.2d 811 (2008)

480 Mich. 191

Mary Ellen McDONALD, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

FARM BUREAU INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellant.

Docket No. 132218. Calendar No. 1.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Argued October 2, 2007.

Decided April 23, 2008.

Donald M. Fulkerson, Westland, for Mary E. McDonald.

Willingham & Coté, P.C. (by John Yeager, Anthony S. Kogut, Curtis R. Hadley, and Matthew K. Payok), East Lansing, for Farm Bureau Insurance Company.

TAYLOR, C.J.

In this case, we must decide whether a contractual limitations period in an insurance policy is tolled from the time a claim is made until the insurance…