Bratton v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange

The question presented in these two cases is whether a preliminary injunction, requiring defendant Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange (DAIIE) to pay personal injury protection insurance (PIP) benefits, MCL 500.3107; MSA 24.13107, may be issued prior to the resolution of factual disputes over whether these benefits are properly payable. The trial court in each of these cases issued a preliminary injunction requiring DAIIE to pay PIP benefits to the plaintiffs. Defendants sought leave to appeal, GCR 1963, 806.2, in each case and this Court consolidated the cases for this appeal. We…