Lichon v. American Universal Insurance

*411Archer, J.

The question presented is whether the trial court properly granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment because plaintiff’s previous nolo contendere plea to attempted burning of real property terminated any rights plaintiff had under his policy of insurance with defendant company.

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The plaintiff, Dennis Lichon, was the proprietor of Denny’s Party Store in Saginaw, Michigan. The defendant, American Universal Insurance Company, insured Lichon’s business against the risk of fire loss. The building housing Denny’s Party Store caught fire in December, 1984, resulting in partial damage…