Dobbelaere v. Auto-Owners Insurance

In this no-fault insurance priority dispute, cross-defendant Auto-Owners Insurance Company (AOIC) and cross-plaintiff Auto Club Insurance Association (ACIA) appeal by leave granted the trial court’s order denying the parties’ cross-motions for summary disposition. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand this matter for further appropriate proceedings.

I. BASIC FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

These cases arise from a motor vehicle accident in which plaintiffs decedent, Seth Dobbelaere II, was killed after being ejected from a vehicle owned by David Jones and driven by Jones’s son, David…