Hamdi v. Michigan Basic Property Insurance

Plaintiff, Abdelhamid Hamdi, appeals from a circuit court order summarily dismissing his lawsuit against his insurance carrier on the ground that the suit was time-barred. He contends that the statutory period of limitations should have been tolled while his appeal to the insurance company’s appeals committee was pending. We agree and reverse.

The salient facts of this case are not in dispute. Plaintiff insured real property in Detroit through defendant, Michigan Basic Property Insurance Association. He alleges that the property was robbed and vandalized on February 15, 1988, and that three…