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- Title: Gerald E. Young v. Michigan Mutual
- Author : Court of Appeals of Michigan
- Release Date : January 17, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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Plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident by an uninsured motorist on May 30, 1981. A dispute arose between plaintiff and defendant concerning both the personal protection insurance benefits and benefits payable under the uninsured motorist coverage. Defendant apparently paid some of the personal injury protection benefits and plaintiff instituted an action in district court for those benefits allegedly outstanding. The district court action is still pending. On September 7, 1982, plaintiff demanded arbitration on the uninsured motorist claim pursuant to the terms of the insurance policy. The award was arbitrated and an award was given. Plaintiff also filed an action in Gratiot County Circuit Court alleging that defendant failed and refused to pay, or delayed in paying, plaintiff's insurance benefits, and that such actions constituted a tort under the Uniform Trade Practices Act. A motion for summary judgment under GCR 1963, 117.2(1) and a motion for accelerated judgment under GCR 1963, 116.1(2) were filed by defendant. Both motions were granted by the trial court. Plaintiff filed a delayed application for leave to appeal. Leave was granted by this Court. Defendant based its motion for accelerated judgment pursuant to GCR 1963, 116.1(2) on the following arbitration clause in the insurance contract which provided: