Aldrich v. Auto-Owners Insurance

This case involves the interpretation of the Michigan no-fault insurance statute of limitations provision, MCL 500.3145(1); MSA 24.13145(1). Defendants argue that Richards v American Fellowship Mutual Ins Co, 84 Mich App 629; 270 NW2d 670 (1978), lv den 406 Mich 862 (1979), was wrongly decided. Plaintiffs ask us to line up on the side of Richards. Although the trial court’s opinion was not issued until May 10, 1979, 10 months after Richards, it simply ignored Richards. We do not approve that tactic, but neither are we able to follow the Richards holding.

This case was submitted on a stipulated…