Heinson v. Porter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

This is an appeal by the garnishee, Metropolitan Property and Liability Insurance Company (Metropolitan), from a summary judgment entered in favor of plaintiff-garnishor Michael Allen Heinson in the amount of $500,000. Liability arises from a $100,000 homeowner’s policy issued by Metropolitan to defendant Patti Porter.

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