Legal Opinion
Walden v. Smith
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 15, 2014No. WD 75982PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA L. MARTIN, Judge.
Cindy Walden (“Walden”) appeals from the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of American Family Mutual Insurance Company (“American Family”). The trial court found that Walden’s American Family automobile policies did not afford uninsured motorist coverage for injuries Walden sustained when a dog bit her through an open window of a vehicle because her injuries did not “arise out of the use” of the vehicle. We affirm.
Factual and Procedural Background
On September 28, 2006, Walden, an employee at a bar and grill in Gladstone, Missouri, was walking to her…
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