Opinion
SC 165018 SC 165020COA 358006 COA 358021
04-27-2023
In re Guardianship of MARY ANN MALLOY. v. AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. DARREN FINDLING, Coguardian of MARY ANN MALLOY, a legally protected person, and DARREN FINDLING LAW FIRM, PLC, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and PATRICK MALLOY, Coguardian of MARY ANN MALLOY, a legally protected person, and KATHREN MALLOY, Plaintiffs, In re Guardianship of DANA JENKINS. DARREN FINDLING, Guardian of DANA JENKINS, a legally protected person, and DARREN FINDLING LAW FIRM, PLC, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.
Oakland PC: 2020-393903-CZ, 2020-393904-CZ
Elizabeth T. Clement, Chief Justice, Brian K. Zahra, David F. Viviano, Richard H. Bernstein, Megan K. Cavanagh, Elizabeth M. Welch, Kyra H. Bolden, Justices.
ORDER
On order of the Court, the applications for leave to appeal the October 13, 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeals are considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on the applications. MCR 7.305(H)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs in accordance with MCR 7.312(E), addressing whether the Court of Appeals properly construed and applied the relevant provisions of the Estates and Protected Individuals Code, MCL 700.1101 et seq., in determining that there is a genuine issue of material fact whether the guardianship services provided by the appellee and the appellee firm were "lawfully rendered" so as to be payable under MCL 500.3107 of the no fault act, MCL 500.3101 et seq.
The Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan is invited to file a brief amicus curiae. Other persons or groups interested in the determination of the issue presented in these cases may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae. Motions for permission to file briefs amicus curiae and briefs amicus curiae regarding these cases should be filed in In re Guardianship of Mary Ann Malloy, Docket No. 165018, only.