U S Fire Insurance v. Citizens Insurance Co. of America

Defendant counter-plaintiff Citizens Insurance Company of America appeals by leave granted from an order of the Wayne Circuit Court denying its motion to compel answers to deposition questions. We reverse.

This appeal arises out of a dispute between Citizens and U. S. Fire Insurance Company over which company is liable for the satisfaction of a large judgment in an underlying personal injury action against Anderson Vehicle Sales. Citizens, the primary insurance carrier, insured Anderson’s for the first $500,000 of loss. U. S. Fire, the excess carrier, covered Anderson’s for any amount over…