Spectrum Health Hospitals v. Farm Bureau Mutual Ins Co of Michigan

We granted leave in these cases to address the question whether a person injured while driving a motor vehicle that the person had taken contrary to the express prohibition of the owner may avail himself or herself of personal protection insurance benefits (commonly known as “PIP benefits”) under the no-fault act,1 notwithstanding the fact that MCL 500.3113(a) bars a person from receiving PIP benefits for injuries suffered while using a vehicle that he or she “had taken unlaw*509fully, unless the person reasonably believed that he or she was entitled to take and use the vehicle.”

We hold that any…