Legal Opinion
Mark S. Welfl, Appellant\cross-Appellee v. Northland Insurance Company, Appellee/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1999No. 98-3759, 98-3760PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Mark S. Welfl appeals from a judgment of the district court 2 granting judgment as a matter of law (JAML) in favor of North-land Insurance Company on his breach of contract and bad faith tort claims. We affirm.
Welfl, a Nebraska resident, was an independent livestock hauler. He insured a 1990 Peterbilt tractor, a 1993 Merritt trailer, and a 1995 Wilson trailer with North-land, a Minnesota corporation. The policy provided that at Northland’s option it could “[p]ay for, repair or replace damaged ... property.” The policy also provided that the most Northland was obligated to…
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