Roberts v. Auto-Owners Insurance

Defendant appeals as of right from a jury verdict awarding plaintiffs $360.36 in damages for breach of the no-fault insurance contract between defendant and plaintiffs, and $2,500 in damages for intentional infliction of emotional and mental distress. Defendant also appeals from the trial court’s subsequent award of $5,880 in attorney fees based on defendant’s unreasonable delay in paying plaintiffs the benefits they were due under the insurance contract.

Christine Rodzos, a 13-year-old girl, was injured when the bicycle she was riding was struck by a motor vehicle. On the following day, April…