Legal Opinion

Cruz v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 17, 2002No. Docket 117505PublishedCited by 106 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*590Taylor, J.

We granted leave to appeal to consider whether the inclusion of an examination under oath (euo) provision in an automobile no-fault insurance policy is permitted under the Michigan no-fault insurance act. MCL 500.3101 et seq. We hold that EUO provisions may be included in no-fault policies, but are only enforceable to the extent that they do not conflict with the statutory requirements of the no-fault act. Because the insurer in this matter, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, impermissibly sought to enforce the euo as a condition precedent to its duty to pay no-fault…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Shavers v. Attorney GeneralMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Claflin v. Commonwealth InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  3. Cardinal Mooney High School v. Michigan High School Athletic Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Tebo v. HavlikMichigan Supreme Court · 1984
  5. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Old Republic InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by106 opinions

  1. Rory v. Continental InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Griffith v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 2005
  3. City of Grosse Pointe Park v. Michigan Municipal Liability & Property PoolMichigan Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Coates v. Bastian Brothers, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. Cameron v. Auto Club Ins. Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 2006

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