Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange v. Spafford

Plaintiff, Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange, appeals from an order of summary judgment dismissing its complaint seeking declaratory judgment and to enjoin arbitration before defendant, American Arbitration Association.

On March 18, 1972, defendant, Joan Spafford, was injured in a collision between two snowmobiles. The accident occurred at night on the frozen surface of Bass Lake in Clare County, Michigan. Mrs. Spafford was a passenger on the snowmobile owned and operated by her husband, H. C. Spafford, Jr. The Spaffords were experiencing marital difficulties at the time and a…