VANESSA HARTWELL v. AMERICAN FIDELITY ASSURANCE COMPANY

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District Division Two VANESSA HARTWELL, ) ) Appellant, ) ) vs. ) No. SD36561 ) AMERICAN FIDELITY ASSURANCE COMPANY, ) FILED: September 17, 2020 ) Respondent. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BUTLER COUNTY Honorable C. Wade Pierce, Judge REVERSED AND REMANDED Vanessa Hartwell (“Hartwell”) appeals the trial court’s judgment granting Rule 74.04 summary judgment in favor of American Fidelity Assurance Company (“AFA”) on Hartwell’s petition for breach of insurance contract (Count I) and vexatious refusal to pay an insurance claim (Count II). 1 In three points,…