Bissette v. Auto-Owners Insurance

STEPHENS, Judge.

At issue is whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff because there were genuine issues of material fact regarding (1) Defendant Auto-Owners Insurance Company’s (“Auto-Owners”) duty to defend, indemnify, or cover Bryan Keith Cothran (“Cothran”), 1 and (2) the impact on Auto-Owners’ duty to defend, indemnify, or cover Cothran in light of Cothran’s failure to cooperate in his defense. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

I. Procedural History and Evidence •

Craig A. Cleveland (“Cleveland”), owner and…