Lake v. Durham Life Insurance Co.

In response to motions filed by the defendants, the trial court dismissed two counts of plaintiff’s four count petition and struck the prayer for punitive damages in one of the remaining counts. The trial court designated the rulings as a final order under Rule 81.06 and plaintiff appeals. We dismiss the appeal, nevertheless, as premature.

In her petition, plaintiff alleged that her husband purchased a $10,000 group life insurance policy from defendant Durham Life Insurance Company through defendants Washington University and Association Consultants, Inc. acting as Durham’s agents. Thereafter,…