Legal Opinion
Bates v. Hartford Ins. Co. of Midwest
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided March 3, 2011No. Case 09-12840PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JULIAN ABELE COOK, JR., District Judge.
In this case, the Plaintiff, Eddie Bates, alleges that the Defendant, the Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest, breached the parties’ insurance contract when it wrongfully denied his requests for payment under his fire insurance policy. Currently before the Court are Hartford’s motion for summary judgment and Bates’s counter-motion for summary judgment as to liability.
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Bates owns a residential rental property at 16148 Prairie in Detroit, Michigan, that was damaged by a fire on June 17, 2008. Bates asserts that he did not learn about the fire…
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