Legal Opinion

Cincinnati Insurance v. Bluewood, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 24, 2009No. 08-1148PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity action for breach of contract and vexatious refusal to pay an insurance claim, Bluewood, Inc. appeals the judgment of the district court 1 entered on a jury verdict against the Cincinnati Insurance Company (“Cincinnati”). Although the jury found in favor of Blue-wood, it did not award any damages beyond the $93,283 that Cincinnati had already paid on Bluewood’s insurance claim. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Bluewood is the self-described “managing agent” of the Broadmoor apartment complex in Jefferson City, Missouri, and the…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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3Cited by15 opinions

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