Legal Opinion

Auto-Owners Insurance v. Gardipey

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided December 19, 1988No. Docket 106686PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCynar, J.

This case involves a declaratory action brought by plaintiff Auto-Owners Insurance Company to determine if plaintiff had a duty to defend its insured, Brian Keith Gardipey, in an underlying civil action. Defendants James and Deborah DePotsie, as next friend of their ten-year-old son, appeal as of right from the trial court’s February 8, 1988, order granting plaintiff summary disposition. We affirm.

Plaintiff issued a homeowner’s insurance policy to Brian Gardipey’s parents, Eugene and Nancy Gardipey. Brian Gardipey, who is presently twenty-two years old, has lived with his parents in Iron…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Linebaugh v. BerdishMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. GroshekMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. SpragueMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. Transamerica Insurance v. AndersonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance v. BeyerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1986

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Worcester Insurance v. Fells Acres Day School, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
  2. American Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991
  3. Dotts v. Taressa J.A.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
  4. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  5. Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance v. PiccardMichigan Supreme Court · 1992

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