ADMIRE v. AUTO-OWNERS INS. CO.

Docket No. 142842. Calendar No. 2.

831 N.W.2d 849 (2013)

494 Mich. 10

ADMIRE v. AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided May 23, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sinas, Dramis, Brake, Boughton & McIntyre, P.C., Lansing (by George T. Sinas and Stephen H. Sinas ), for Kenneth Admire.

Willingham & Coté, P.C., East Lansing (by John A. Yeager and Kimberlee A. Hillock ), for Auto-Owners Insurance Company.

Kerr Russell and Weber PLC, Detroit, (by Daniel J. Schulte and Joanne Geha Swanson ) for the Coalition Protecting Auto No-Fault.

Dykema Gossett PLLC, Lansing, (by Lori McAllister ) for the Michigan Insurance Coalition and the Insurance Institute of Michigan.


ZAHRA, J.

At issue in this case is whether Michigan's no-fault insurance act1 requires defendant, Auto-Owners Insurance Company, to pay the entire cost of a van modified to accommodate the plaintiff's wheelchair, including both the base price of the van and the separately introduced modifications. We conclude that defendant is only required to pay for the modifications because only the modifications are allowable expenses "for an injured...

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