Allstate Ins. Co. v. Sentry Ins. Co. of Michigan

Defendant appeals as of right from an April 20, 1987, order granting summary disposition to plaintiff. We reverse and remand for trial.

On October 20, 1984, David McNeilly, Jr., was fatally injured in an automobile accident while traveling to a work-related function. Upon receiving notice of the accident, plaintiff, the no-fault insurance carrier, began paying survivor’s loss benefits to McNeilly’s widow pursuant to MCL 500.3108; MSA 24.13108.

McNeilly’s widow filed a petition with the Bureau of Workers’ Disability Compensation, seeking benefits from defendant, who provided a workers’…