Cain v. Griffin

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Appellant-plaintiff Claudette Cain appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of appellees-defendants Roger and Lucy Griffin (collectively, the Griffins) and Auto-Owners Insurance (Auto-Owners), claiming that a genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether Auto-Owners—who was the Griffins’ insurance company—breached a duty to deal with her in good faith. Concluding that Auto-Owners was not under a duty to deal with Cain in good faith because she was not its insured and did not occupy the position of a third party beneficiary under that insurance…