Templeton v. Foremost Insurance Co.

REGAN, Judge.

Plaintiff, Porter E. Templeton, instituted this suit against the defendant, his insurer, the Foremost Insurance Company, endeavoring to recover the sum of $2966.28, representing property damage which his Marlette trailer incurred as the result of a fire. Plaintiff also requested the imposition of statutory penalties and attorney’s fees against the defendant who refused to pay the loss he sustained without just cause.

The defendant answered and admitted it insured the plaintiff against fire loss; however, it asserted that the damage was due to an electrical breakdown and the policy…