Schmalfeldt v. North Pointe Insurance

670 N.W.2d 651 (2003)

469 Mich. 422

Ronald SCHMALFELDT, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

NORTH POINTE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Docket No. 122634.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

November 4, 2003.

Field & Field, P.C. (by Samuel T. Field), Kalamazoo, for the plaintiff.

Tupper & Associates (by Thomas M. Tupper and Stacey R. Walters), Lansing, for the defendant.

Opinion

Plaintiff Ronald Schmalfeldt, injured in a fight at the Elite Bar in Watervliet, directly sued the bars insurer, North Pointe Insurance Company, to secure payment for $1,921 in dental bills. At issue is whether he can sue as a third-party…