Whitaker v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Davis, J.:

The plaintiff, Michael L. Whitaker, brought this action against his insurer, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, to recover personal injury protection (PIP) benefits for an injury he sustained while unloading an ice chest from his van. The trial court granted summary judgment in plaintiff s favor but denied plaintiff s request for attorney fees. State Farm appeals, contending that the trial court erred by failing to recognize a distinction between accidental means and accidental results and by finding coverage for the accidental injury when only the result, and not the…