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Michigan Supreme Court· 4/13/1993

Allstate Insurance v. Hayes

Citations

  • 499 N.W.2d 743
  • 442 Mich. 56

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a default declaration of non-coverage against insured does not bind third parties
  • holding that where the injured party is a named defendant in the insurer’s action for declaratory judgment, a default by the insured will not prevent the injured party from litigating the coverage question
  • \Properly understood ... the actual controversy requirement is simply a summary of justiciability as the necessary condition for judicial relief\
  • “[An] injured party in an insurer’s action for declaratory judgment is a proper party to that action.”
  • “[T]he purpose of the [DJA] is to allow parties to avoid multiple litigation. ...”
  • “[T]he injured defendant’s position is in conflict with that of the plaintiff and will be foreclosed by a determination of rights contrary to his position. We think the interest is sufficiently concrete to assure effective advocacy.”

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Judges: Cavanagh, Levin, Bríceley, Mallett, Boyle, Riley, Griffin

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51 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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