Visconti v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange

On February 4, 1976, plaintiff, Lawrence M. Visconti, was injured while stepping from his automobile, slipping and falling upon hard-packed ice and snow. At the time of the accident, defendant Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange (hereafter referred to as DAIIE) was the no-fault automobile insurance carrier on plaintiff’s motor vehicle and defendant Robert Moody was a claims adjuster for DAIIE. On May 11, 1976, after DAIIE had denied plaintiff’s claim for no-fault benefits from this accident, plaintiff filed a complaint against defendants, seeking benefits pursuant to his policy and…