Buczkowski v. Allstate Insurance

The facts of this case are set forth post at 678-681 in the opinion of Justice Boyle.

I agree with much of the reasoning of Justice Brickley’s opinion, but I write separately to distinguish this case from my dissenting opinion in Frankenmuth Mutual Ins Co v Piccard, 440 Mich 539; 489 NW2d 422 (1992). 1 dissented in Piccard because I believed there was no "occurrence,” as that term was contractually defined, thus there was no coverage to begin with. In this case, however, Allstate does not contest the fact of coverage. * Therefore, the issue I addressed in Piccard is not presented here.

Turning…