Tinnin v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

Defendant appeals by right the circuit court’s judgment awarding plaintiff attorney fees pursuant to MCL 500.3148(1) and taxable costs pursuant to MCR 2.625(A)(1). We affirm. This appeal has been decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).

Dolphus Tinnin was struck by a car as he crossed a street. At the time, Tinnin was 57 years old and resided with his mother. Tinnin was treated for bone fractures in his right leg and a possible closed head injury. A neuropsychological evaluation found that Tinnin suffered from mild mental retardation and borderline intelligence and that he had…