Vanguard Insurance v. Clarke

Defendant Melinda Clarke appeals as of right from an order of the trial court granting plaintiffs motion for summary disposition on its complaint for declaratory judgment. The lower court determined that the homeowner’s insurance policy issued by plaintiff did not provide coverage requiring plaintiff to either defend or indemnify the estate of William Gary Logan Clarke for the claims brought by Melinda Clarke in an underlying lawsuit which alleged negligence against her father for the deaths of her mother and brother. We reverse the trial court’s order and hold that plaintiff does have a duty…