Michigan Mutual Insurance v. Shaheen

On June 22, 1973, defendant Kassab Daher was a passenger in an automobile insured by plaintiff, Michigan Mutual Insurance Company. The car was involved in an accident with another vehicle, the driver of which was uninsured. Daher filed a claim with the insurance company for payment of $20,000 under the uninsured motorist provision of the policy. In return for payment, Daher, in the presence of his attorney, defendant Shaheen, signed a release and a trust agreement wherein he agreed to be a trustee in consideration of payment on his claim and to hold, for the benefit of plaintiff, all rights…