Legal Opinion
Thorne v. Member Select Insurance
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided September 28, 2012No. 2:09 CY 87PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
JAMES T. MOODY, District Judge.
On February 24, 2008, plaintiff David Thorne’s (“David”) house at 726 Arbogast Street, Griffith, Indiana (the “Arbogast house”), was damaged by fire.1 David’s homeowner’s insurer, defendant Member Select Insurance Company (“Member Select”)2 denied his claim, concluding that the fire had been intentionally set by him (or by someone acting at his direction), and so a policy exclusion applied to void coverage. David then filed the present action,3 claiming breach of contract, and breach of the insurer’s duty of good faith and fair dealing. Member…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Donald C. Hedberg v. Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- 66 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 981, 65 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 43,411 Jane Doe and Mr. Jane Doe v. R.R. Donnelley & Sons CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Erie Insurance v. Hickman Ex Rel. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
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