GRIFFITH v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

Docket No. 122286. Calendar No. 2.

697 N.W.2d 895 (2005)

472 Mich. 521

Phyllis L. GRIFFITH, Legal Guardian For Douglas W. GRIFFITH, a Legally Incapacitated Adult, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

June 14, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sinas, Dramis, Brake, Boughton & McIntyre, P.C. (by George T. Sinas, Bryan J. Waldman, and L. Page Graves), Lansing, MI, for the plaintiff.

Garan Lucow Miller, P.C. (by Daniel S. Saylor and David N. Campos), Detroit, MI, for the defendant.

Gross, Nemeth & Silverman, P.L.C. (by Steven G. Silverman), for Auto Club Insurance Association, amicus curiae.

Cochran, Foley & Associates, P.C. (by Terry L. Cochran and Mary K. Freedman), Livonia, MI, for The Coalition Protecting Auto No Fault, amicus curiae.


CORRIGAN, J.

In this case, we consider whether the no-fault act, M.C.L. § 500.3101 et seq., requires defendant, a no-fault insurer, to reimburse plaintiff for her incapacitated husband's food expenses. Because the food in this case is neither "for accidental bodily injury" under M.C.L. § 500.3105(1) nor "for an injured person's care, recovery, or rehabilitation" under M.C.L. § 500.3107(1)(a), we hold that the expenses for it may not be recovered...

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