Shefman v. Auto-Owners Insurance

Plaintiffs Peter Shefman and Terrace Land Development Company, doing business as Shefman Terrace, filed this action for damages against defendant Auto-Owners Insurance Company, alleging that defendant wrongfully failed to defend or indemnify them under a commercial general liability insurance policy after plaintiffs were sued in both federal and state court. The trial court denied plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary disposition, granted defendant’s motion for summary disposition, and entered judgment in favor of defendant. Plaintiffs appealed by right. We affirm.

I

In 1988, plaintiffs began…