Grier v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange

Defendants, Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange and Auto Club Insurance Association, appeal from a judgment awarding plaintiffs $21,660 in principal as no-fault insurance survivor’s loss benefits. Trial was conducted on stipulated facts, and the sole issue at trial and on appeal is the manner in which plaintiffs’ benefits are to be calculated under MCL 500.3108; MSA 24.13108. The parties’ dispute focuses upon whether the earnings of plaintiffs’ decedent, who was temporarily unemployed at the time of his death, should be calculated according to the amount he earned during his last…