Hartshorn v. State Farm Insurance

Plaintiffs, Roland Hartshorn and Lauren Hartshorn, appeal the circuit court’s orders granting summary judgment to defendant State Farm Insurance Company (State Farm) and dismissing their complaint against defendant Safeguard Products International, Inc. (Safeguard). Plaintiffs sued both defendants after their vehicle burned and defendants refused to pay their claims. State Farm sought summary judgment on the ground that plaintiffs refused to cooperate with its investigation as the policy required. Safeguard moved to dismiss on the ground that plaintiffs did not timely notify it of their claim…