American States Insurance v. Symes of Silverdale, Inc.

Petitioner Kathryn A. Ellis is bankruptcy trustee for debtor restaurant Symes of Silverdale, Inc. (Symes), whose president allegedly set fire to the premises. Trustee Ellis asks this court to reverse a Court of Appeals decision holding: (1) the exclusion of property insurance coverage for dishonest or criminal acts by the policyholder may be maintained against the policyholder’s bankruptcy trustee’s seeking benefits from insurer for arson loss and (2) a bankruptcy trustee’s claim of bad faith against its insurer for denial of coverage must be dismissed on summary judgment if the insurer had…