GAVRILIDES MANAGEMENT v. MICHIGAN INS. CO.

No. 354418.

985 N.W.2d 919 (2022)

340 Mich. App. 306

GAVRILIDES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, Gavrilides Property Management, LLC, and Gavrilides Management Williamston, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided February 1, 2022, 9:05 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Nichols Law Firm, PLLC (by Matthew J. Heos , Lansing), DiCello Levitt Gutzler LLC (by Adam J. Levitt , Mark Hamill , and Kenneth P. Abbarno ), The Lanier Law Firm PC (by Mark Lanier ), Burns Bowen Bair LLP (by Timothy W. Burns and Freya K. Bowen ), and Daniels & Tredennick (by Douglas Daniels ) for plaintiffs.

Secrest Wardle, Grand Rapids (by Henry S. Emrich and Drew W. Broaddus ), Butzel Long, Detroit (by Kurtis T. Wilder ), and Horst Krekstein & Runyon LLC (by Robert M. Runyon III ) for defendant.

Robinson & Cole LLP (by Thomas J. Donlon ) for American Property Casualty Insurance Association and National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, Amici Curiae.

Reed Smith LLP (by Kevin B. Dreher ) for United Policyholders, Amicus Curiae.

Honigman LLP (by Peter B. Ruddell , Lansing, and Keith D. Underkoffler ) for Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association and Restaurant Law Center, Amici Curiae.

Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone, PLC (by Paul D. Hudson , Kalamazoo, and Joel C. Bryant , Ann Arbor) for Insurance Alliance of Michigan, Amicus Curiae.

Before: Markey, P.J., and Shapiro and Ronayne Krause, JJ.


Plaintiffs, the corporate entities that operate two restaurants in the mid-Michigan area, appeal by right the trial court's order granting summary disposition in favor of defendant, which provided plaintiffs with a commercial insurance policy. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

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