[U] Cascade Auto Glass, Inc. v. Farmers Insurance Group of Companies

Cascade Auto Glass, Inc. sued Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, Farmers Insurance Company of Arizona, Farmers Insurance Company of Idaho, Farmers Insurance Exchange, Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon, Farmers Insurance Company of Washington, Mid-Century Insurance Company, Mid-Century Insurance Company of Texas, and Illinois Farmers Insurance Company (collectively Farmers), claiming that Farmers failed to pay the full amount it owed for repairs which Cascade made to the windshields of Farmers clients. In its complaint, Cascade claimed that (1) it repaired the windshields of people insured by Farmers; (2) in payment for the repairs, the insureds assigned their Farmers policy rights to Cascade; and (3) Farmers short-paid Cascade by failing to pay the full amount owed. The trial court entered summary judgment in Farmers favor. Because genuine issues of material fact remain, we reverse the trial courts summary judgment and remand for trial.