Griffith v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

In this case, we consider whether the no-fault act, MCL 500.3101 et seq., requires defendant, a no-fault insurer, to reimburse plaintiff for her incapacitated husband’s food expenses. Because the food in this case is neither “for accidental bodily injury” under MCL 500.3105(1) nor “for an injured person’s care, recovery, or rehabilitation” under MCL 500.3107(l)(a), we hold that the expenses for it may not be recovered under those provisions of the no-fault act. We thus reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

I. UNDERLYING FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On April 28, 1994, plaintiffs…