Mapes v. Auto Club Insurance

In this automobile insurance case we are called upon to determine the date of accrual of plaintiffs uninsured motorist claim.

The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(7) (claim time-barred). Plaintiff appeals as of right, and we reverse.

Plaintiff, Michael Mapes, was injured in an accident involving his automobile and that of another on October 3, 1987, after which he commenced negotiations with the other driver’s insurance carrier, Cadillac Insurance Company. On January 3, 1990, the Michigan Insurance Bureau notified plaintiff that Cadillac…