Allstate Insurance v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange

Plaintiff, Allstate Insurance Company, filed a declaratory action against the defendants seeking to void the exclusion of Charles Passage from coverage under an automobile liability policy issued to his wife, Joann Passage, by Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange (DAIIE). The trial court granted summary judgment for the defendants, and Allstate appeals.

The validity of an exclusion of a named driver *114from coverage under an automobile liability policy is governed by MCLA 500.3009(2); MSA 24.13009(2):

"(2) When authorized by the insured, automobile liability or motor vehicle liability…