Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. Briggs

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Nationwide) sued the children of Melvin L. Briggs (collectively die Briggses) in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas, seeking declaratory judgment that it had effectively nonrenewed Melvin’s insurance policy before the automobile accident that led to his death. Because Nationwide had complied with statutory and policy requirements for notice of nonrenewal, it was granted summary *874judgment. The Briggses appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, arguing that…