Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Depyper v. Safeco Insurance

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided November 3, 1998No. Docket No. 202965Published

1ConcurrenceO’Connell, J.

(concurring.) I do not find the majority’s resolution of this case to be unreasonable, especially because defendant failed to follow all of the statutory requirements for proper cancellation of plaintiff’s insurance policy.1

I write separately to address my public policy concerns with the effect of MCL 500.3020(5); MSA 24.13020(5) under the facts of this case. Plaintiff concedes that the public policy behind the statutory notice requirements is to protect third parties from *443uninsured and financially irresponsible motorists. The instant case involves a claim for first-party, no-fault benefits…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rowell v. Security Steel Processing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Jones v. Shafer Iron Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1893

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