Worgess Agency, Inc. v. Lane

This is an appeal from orders granting two partial summary judgments in favor of defendants Elmer Lane and Auto-Owners Insurance Company. The facts were certified to this Court and are involved.

Plaintiff, Worgess Agency, Inc., has been engaged in business as an independent insurance agency in the City of Battle Creek, Michigan, for a period of approximately 35 years. One of the insurance companies plaintiff represented was defendant Auto-Owners Insurance Company. Defendant Elmer Lane was the principal officer and shareholder of Elmer Lane, Inc., which was engaged in a business similar to…