Legal Opinion
Pendergast v. American Fidelity Fire Insurance
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided August 25, 1982No. Docket 59955PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtV. R. Payant, J.
Plaintiff appeals of right the entry of accelerated judgment in favor of defendant Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate). The accelerated judgment was granted on the basis that plaintiff’s suit for economic loss — first-party benefits — under a policy of no-fault insurance was barred by the one-year statute of limitations in MCL 500.3145(1); MSA 24.13145(1). GCR 1963, 116.1(5).
The operative facts are not in substantial dispute. Plaintiff was injured on February 12, 1979, when she fell from a moving automobile driven by Julius FerraTa, Jr. At the time of thé accident, plaintiff was not insured…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Tom Thomas Organization, Inc. v. Reliance InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
- Richards v. American Fellowship Mutual InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- Dozier v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- Burns v. Auto-Owners InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- Reiterman v. Westinghouse, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Botsford General Hospital v. Citizens InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992
- Thomas v. Process Equipment Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1986
- Weigand v. Allstate Ins. CompaniesHawaii Supreme Court · 1985
- Hunt v. Citizens InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1990
- In re the Appointment of an Arbitrator for the Dispute Between Wiegand & Allstate Insurance CompaniesHawaii Supreme Court · 1985
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