Stanke v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Defendant appeals by leave granted from an order of the circuit court denying defendant’s motion for leave to amend its answer to add an additional affirmative defense and denying a motion for reconsideration of the court’s order denying defendant’s motion for summary disposition. We reverse.

Plaintiff sought a declaratory judgment against defendant to recover payment of damages under a judgment plaintiff obtained against Roy Clothier, defendant’s alleged insured. Plaintiff’s claim against Clothier arose out of an automobile accident in which plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle driven by…