ANA MARIA SANDOVAL V FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE

Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
Megan K. Cavanagh,
Chief Justice
Brian K. Zahra
Richard H. Bernstein
Elizabeth M. Welch
Kyra H. Bolden
Kimberly A. Thomas
Noah P. Hood,
Justices
Order
April 22, 2026
168843-4
ANA MARIA SANDOVAL,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v
FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE,
Defendant-Appellant,
and
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE
COMPANY, HENRY FORD HEALTH
SYSTEM, and VLADIMIR BOSHEVSKI,
Defendants-Appellees.
SC: 168843
COA: 361166
Wayne CC: 20-009792-NF
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TOX TESTING, INC., doing business as
PARAGON DIAGNOSTICS, PRO
TOXICOLOGY TESTING, and DETROIT
METRO RX, Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v
FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE,
Defendant-Appellant,
and
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE
COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.
SC: 168844
COA: 361176
Wayne CC: 20-014589-NF
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the May 9, 2025 judgment
of the Court of Appeals is considered. We direct the Clerk to schedule oral argument on
the application. MCR 7.305(I)(1). The parties shall file supplemental briefs in accordance
with MCR 7.312(E), addressing: (1) whether the “primary purpose/incidental nature” test
for determining whether a commercial vehicle is being used “in the business of transporting

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I, Elizabeth Kingston-Miller, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
April 22, 2026
s0415
2
Clerk
passengers” is consistent with the language of MCL 500.3114(2), see Ahee v Novi,
unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued March 19, 2019 (Docket
No. 341072) (GLEICHER, J., concurring), p 5; Smith v Farm Bureau Mut Ins Co of Mich,
unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued March 13, 2025 (Docket
No. 369139) (YOUNG, P.J., concurring dubitante), p 6; Mich Muni League Liability & Prop
Pool v Farmers Ins Exch, ___ Mich App ___ (September 16, 2025) (Docket No. 371789);
and (2) if not, what the proper test should be.
Persons or groups interested in the determination of the issues presented in this case
who are not exempt from the motion requirement under MCR 7.312(H) may move the
Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.

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