Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 23, 1999No. WD 55892PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL M. SPINDEN, Judge.
Allstate Insurance Company appeals the circuit court’s judgment enforcing a hen in favor of Ford Motor Credit Company on the proceeds of an insurance settlement. Allstate contends that the hen was unenforceable because it was void against public policy prohibiting assignment of a claim for personal injury. For the reasons outlined in this opinion, we affirm the circuit court’s judgment.
The dispute arose out of a dispute between Steven Clerkley- and Ford Motor Credit after Clerkley defaulted on his automobile loan in October 1996. On January 15, 1997, Ford Motor Credit…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Schaffer v. Board of Education of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
- Schweiss v. Sisters of Mercy, St. Louis, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1997
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