Miller v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange

This case involved an attorney’s lien on no-fault automobile insurance personal protection benefits. After a nonjury trial, the circuit court permitted the intervening plaintiffs to enforce their lien against defendant insurance company, and a judgment in favor of the intervening plaintiffs for $16,234.82 was entered. Defendant appeals as of right.

In July, 1979, plaintiff Jerry Miller was injured in a motor vehicle accident. At the time of the accident, plaintiff was operating a vehicle owned by a friend and insured by defendant. No other vehicle was involved in the accident, and neither…