So queried Deputy Judge Prattas in the recent Small Claims Court decision Renwick v. Allstate Insurance Company of Canada. 3 The case dealt with the issue of whether the “diminished value” of an automobile following an accident is a proper cause of action for damages by an insured against his insurer. The decision deals with the motion brought by the insurer, Allstate, to strike the claim and dismiss the action of the insured, Renwick, on the basis that it disclosed no reasonable cause of action. The motion was dismissed.