Wood v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange

The several issues before this Court stem from a September 9, 1974, collision between plaintiffs motorcycle and an automobile driven by a man whom defendant insured.

For the reasons that follow, the judgment of the Court of Appeals is affirmed in part and reversed in part.

I

Plaintiff Wood, who was injured severely 1 in the 1974 accident, did not carry a no-fault insurance policy. Defendant, as insurer of the motor vehicle owner involved in the accident, therefore became liable for payment of personal injury protection (PIP) benefits to plaintiff under MCL 500.3115(l)(a); MSA 24.13115(1)(a). 2

Def…