Legal Opinion

State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance v. Boardwalk Apartments, L.C.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 14, 2009No. 08-2167PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

State Auto Property and Casualty Insurance Company sued for a declaratory judgment that it had met its obligations under a fire policy issued to Boardwalk Apartments. Boardwalk counterclaimed for indemnity proceeds. Boardwalk also sued The Sloan Agency (Sloan), the independent insurance agency that secured the policy for Boardwalk.

The district court granted summary judgment to Sloan, ruling it did not have an expanded agency relationship with Boardwalk. The district court granted partial summary judgment to Boardwalk on its counterclaim against State Auto, ruling…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Scudder v. Union National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  3. 45 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1020, prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,750 Jeffrey L. Peitzmeier Sherry L. Peitzmeier v. Hennessy Industries, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation, D/B/A Through Its Divisions Coats Company and Solar Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  4. American Media, Inc. v. Home Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1983
  5. Thompson v. Traders' InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1902

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Federated Mutual Insurance Co. v. Moody Station and GroceryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  2. AMERICAN PRAIRIE CONSTRUCTION CO. v. HoichCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  3. Boardwalk Apartments, L.C. v. State Auto Property & Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
  4. Grobe v. Vantage Credit UnionDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2010
  5. Buddy Bean Lumber Company v. Axis Surplus Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013

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