Legal Opinion
Leafgreen v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided September 3, 1986No. 15156PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WUEST, Justice.
Floyd and Joyce Leafgreen (Leafgreens) appeal from a grant of summary judgment in an action charging American Family Insurance Company (American Family) with vicarious liability for conversion committed upon the Leafgreens by American Family Insurance Agent Edmund K. Arndt (Arndt). We affirm.
In February 1968, American Family and Arndt entered into an agreement whereby Arndt became an independent agent for the sale of insurance policies issued by American Family. Prior to the agreement, American Family investigated Arndt’s background. Several individuals were interviewed in…
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