Legal Opinion

Underwriters at Lloyd's, London v. Kenneth Pike Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, of Gentry Cornerstone Bank

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 21, 1992No. 92-1230PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London (Lloyd’s) appeals the district court’s order holding Lloyd’s liable for the face value of its insurance policy and Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Gentry (FMIC) not liable to Kenneth Pike after two poultry houses burned down. We reverse and remand.

At the time of the fire, Pike held insurance policies on the poultry houses from both Lloyd’s and FMIC. Each policy contains an escape clause avoiding liability for a loss if other insurance covers the poultry houses. The FMIC policy states: “[T]his Company shall not be liable for loss…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Salve Regina College v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Arkansas Poultry Federation Insurance Trust v. LawrenceCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1991
  3. Calvert Fire Insurance v. FrancisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1976
  4. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. BurginDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1990
  5. Allstate Insurance v. Equity Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ramos v. Ortiz RolletSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1995
  2. Underwriters at Lloyd's, London v. PikeDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1993
  3. St. Paul Reinsurance Co., Inc. v. IronsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001

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