Henderson v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

We granted leave to appeal in this case to review the Court of Appeals first impression construction of the phrase “in the care of” in a homeowner’s insurance policy. The Court of Appeals determined that the phrase was ambiguous and that there was no genuine issue of material fact that Dawn Mysierowicz, plaintiff’s assignor, came within the definition of an insured1 under defendant’s insurance policy because she was “in the care of” the named insured. We find that the Court of Appeals erred in reaching this holding. Because we conclude that neither plaintiff nor defendant was entitled to…