Mueller v. Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance

In this action on an insurance policy, the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiffs determining their damages to be $25,000. The trial court had previously granted summary disposition in favor of plaintiffs on the issue of liability. Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance Company (hereinafter defendant) now appeals and we affirm.

Plaintiffs owned a rental property located in Reese, Michigan. On December 20, 1984, the tenants then in possession, Dennis and Linda Varner, who were preparing to move out, contacted The Detroit Edison Company to have the electricity billing changed from their name to…