Legal Opinion
Thomas Dickson v. American Bankers Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2014No. 13-1863PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
After their residential property was inundated by massive flooding in Bismarck, North Dakota during the spring of 2011, Thomas and Sherri Dickson filed a claim with their insurer, American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida, for the costs of removing trees and other debris which the flood had deposited on their land. American Bankers denied the Dicksons’ claim under their Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP), stating that the policy did not cover debris removal and that the Dicksons were barred from recovery in any event because they had failed to submit a proof of…
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