United Gratiot Furniture Mart, Inc. v. Michigan Basic Property Insurance

On February 12, 1980, a fire de stroyed the place of business of plaintiff, United Gratiot Furniture Mart, Inc. Defendant, Michigan Basic Property Insurance Association, insured plaintiffs inventory under a commercial fire policy but refused to pay plaintiffs claim of loss. Defendant contended that plaintiff’s president and largest shareholder, Samuel Goldberg, either set or procured the setting of the fire. Plaintiff filed the instant action to collect the face amount of the inventory fire policy. The jury entered a verdict of no cause of action, finding that defendant had shown by a…