Legal Opinion

Bazzi v. Sentinel Insurance Company

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided June 14, 2016No. Docket 320518PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSawyer, P. J.

We are asked in this case to determine whether the so-called “innocent third party” rule, which this Court established in State Farm Mut Auto *768Ins Co v Kurylowicz,1 survived our Supreme Court’s decision in Titan Ins Co v Hyten.2 We conclude that it did not.

Plaintiff, Ali Bazzi (plaintiff), is seeking to recover personal protection insurance (PIP) benefits for injuries he sustained in an automobile accident while driving a vehicle owned by third-party defendant Hala Bazzi (plaintiffs mother).3 Intervening plaintiffs, Genex Physical Therapy, Inc., Elite Chiropractic Center, PC, and Transmedic,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Rory v. Continental InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Titan Insurance Company v. HytenMichigan Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Eggleston v. Bio-Medical Applications of Detroit, IncMichigan Supreme Court · 2003
  4. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. RuuskaMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Shepherd Montessori Center Milan v. Ann Arbor Charter TownshipMichigan Supreme Court · 2010

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Ali Bazzi v. Sentinel Insurance CompanyMichigan Supreme Court · 2018
  2. Meemic Insurance Company v. Louise M FortsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 2018
  3. Rachel Amy Maurer v. Fremont Insurance CompanyMichigan Court of Appeals · 2018
  4. Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital, LLC v. Allstate Insurance Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 2016
  5. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Michigan Municipal Risk Management AuthorityMichigan Court of Appeals · 2016

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