Ab Petro Mart, Inc v. Ali T Beydoun Insurance Agency, Inc

In this insurance coverage dispute, plaintiffs, A. B. Petro Mart, Inc. (Petro Mart) and Aref Bazzi, appeal the trial court’s order that granted summary disposition in favor of defendant Prime One Insurance (Prime One). For the reasons provided below, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

I. NATURE OF THE CASE

Plaintiffs filed this suit to recover insurance benefits related to the destruction of a gas pump at a gas station Petro Mart operated. There is no question that Petro Mart did not own the gas pumps—Bazzi did. Petro Mart instead operated the pumps in the course of selling…