Auto-Owners Insurance Co. v. Hughes

OPINION

BRADFORD, Judge.

Appellant/Defendant Auto-Owners Insurance Company appeals following the entry of judgment in favor of Appel-lee/Plaintiff Gary Hughes on his contract claim in the amount of $166,792.83. Auto-Owners contends, inter alia, that the trial court erred in denying its summary judgment motion on the basis that Hughes’s suit was barred by a one-year limitation in the relevant insurance policy. We reverse and remand with instructions.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On March 19, 2002, an arson fire destroyed Hughes’s home in Eaton, which was insured at the time by Auto-Owners. Among…