Mitchell Scruggs v. Greg Bost

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. When Monsanto Company sued Mitchell Scruggs and his various agricultural entities for patent infringement in federal court, Scruggs made a demand on his commercial general' liability insurer, Farmland Mutual Insurance Company. Farmland denied coverage based on Scruggs’s alleged intentional conduct. Scruggs then sued Farmland, Greg Bost (the insurance agent),- and Nowell Insurance Agency in state court. The circuit court ultimately granted summary judgment for Bost and Nowell. Scruggs appeals to this Court, arguing, among other things, that Bost and Nowell…