How cited: Gobler v. Auto-Owners Insurance · Go Syfert

Gobler v. Auto-Owners Insurance (1987)

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Treatment trajectory · 1987 → 2026 · click a year to view the case as of then
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Quote Authority · 6th Cir. · 3 citations in this opinion
Co., 428 Mich. 51 , 404 N.W.2d 199, 205-06 (1987) (“[A] refusal or delay in payments by an insurer will not be found ‘unreasonable’ within the meaning of § 3148 where the delay is the product of ... a bona fide factual uncertainty.”).
“[A] refusal or delay in payments by an insurer will not be found ‘unreasonable’ within the meaning of § 3148 where the delay is the product of ... a bona fide factual uncertainty.”
Rule Authority · 6th Cir.
Co., 428 Mich. 51 , 404 N.W.2d 199, 205-06 (1987); see also Moore, 759 N.W.2d at 843 (“[A]n insurer’s initial refusal to pay no-fault benefits can be deemed reasonable even if it is later determined that the insurer was required to pay those benefits.”). 13 .
Cited (see also) · Mich. · signal: see also
See also Gobler v Auto-Owners Ins Co, 428 Mich 51, 61 ; 404 NW2d 199 (1987); Walega v Walega, 312 Mich App 259, 266 ; 877 NW2d 910 (2015); Churchman v Rickerson, 240 Mich App 223, 228 ; 611 NW2d 333 (2000). 8 Following a motor vehicle accident, MCL 500.3114 4 instructs a person to pursue his or her “claim” for PIP benefits from insurers according to the listed order of priority.
Cited (see also) · Mich. · signal: see also
See also Gobler v Auto-Owners Ins Co, 428 Mich 51, 61 ; 404 NW2d 199 (1987); Walega v Walega, 312 Mich App 259, 266 ; 877 NW2d 910 (2015); Churchman v Rickerson, 240 Mich App 223, 228 ; 611 NW2d 333 (2000). 8 Following a motor vehicle accident, MCL 500.3114 4 instructs a person to pursue his or her “claim” for PIP benefits from insurers according to the listed order of priority.
Cited (see also) · Mich. · signal: see also
See also Gobler v Auto-Owners Ins Co, 428 Mich 51, 61 ; 404 NW2d 199 (1987); Walega v Walega, 312 Mich App 259, 266 ; 877 NW2d 910 (2015); Churchman v Rickerson, 240 Mich App 223, 228 ; 611 NW2d 333 (2000). 8 Following a motor vehicle accident, MCL 500.3114 4 instructs a person to pursue his or her “claim” for PIP benefits from insurers according to the listed order of priority.
Cited (see also) · Mich. Ct. App. · signal: see also
Second, the trial court must determine if the insurer “unreasonably refused to pay the claim or unreasonably delayed in making proper payment.” Id. “[A]n insurer’s refusal to pay benefits is not unreasonable [i]f the insurer’s refusal or delay in payment is the product of a legitimate question of statutory construction, constitutional law, or a bona fide factual uncertainty.” Id. at 520 (quotation marks and citation omitted); see also Gobler v Auto-Owners Ins Co, 428 Mich 51…
Cited (see also) · Mich. Ct. App. · signal: see also
See also Johnson, 491 Mich at 433 . -13- Although the no-fault act has been characterized as remedial in nature, see, e.g., Gobler v Auto-Owners Ins Co, 428 Mich 51, 61 ; 404 NW2d 199 (1987), we find that the amendment to § 3107(1) should not apply retroactively.
Cited (see also) · Mich. Ct. App. · signal: see also
“The no-fault act is remedial in nature and is to be liberally construed in favor of persons who are intended to benefit from it.” Putkamer v Transamerica Ins Corp of *301 America, 454 Mich 626, 631 ; 563 NW2d 683 (1997); see also Gobler v Auto-Owners Ins Co, 428 Mich 51, 61 ; 404 NW2d 199 (1987).