Legal Opinion
Wilkie v. Auto-Owners Insurance
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 16, 2003No. Docket 119295PublishedCited by 295 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
This case involves a dispute between Auto-Owners Insurance Company and its insureds, Janna L. Frank and the decedent, Paul K. Wilkie, regarding underinsured-motorist coverage.1 Defendant Auto-Owners argues that plaintiffs Frank and Wilkie’s2 recoveries from Auto-Owners are limited under the terms of the policy to $50,000 each. Frank and Wilkie argue that they are each owed $75,000. The trial court and Court of Appeals agreed with Frank and Wilkie. We reverse.
I. FACTS
On April 17, 1996, Janna Frank was driving east on Maple Rapids Road in Clinton County, with Paul Wil*44kie as a passenger. At the…
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