Legal Opinion

Irons Home Builders, Inc. v. Auto-Owners Insurance

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided December 22, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-77318PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GADOLA, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Irons Home Builders, Inc. and Thomas Irons brought this breach of contract action against defendant Auto-Owners Insurance Company based on the court’s diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiffs seek damages for defendant’s failure to defend and indemnify them in a lawsuit allegedly covered by the liability insurance policy that they purchased from defendant. Before the court are the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment.

I. Background

Plaintiff Irons Home Builders (“Irons”) is a Florida corporation that designs and builds single family…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Matagorda Ventures, Inc. v. Travelers Lloyds InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2001
  2. Adolfo House Distributing Corp. v. Travelers Property & Casualty InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2001
  3. Applied Bolting Technology Products, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Poof Toy Products, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1995
  5. Tradesoft Technologies, Inc. v. Franklin Mut. Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2000

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