Legal Opinion
Ireland v. Manufacturers & Merchants Indemnity Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 5, 1957No. 29682PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Presiding Judge.
This is a suit to recover on a contract of automobile collision insurance. The insurance company denied liability upon the ground that the policy had been canceled prior to plaintiff’s loss. The case was tried to a jury and resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for the amount of his loss, with interest, plus a penalty for vexatious refusal to pay, and attorney’s fee. Judg ment on the verdict was rendered in plaintiff’s favor for the total sum of $1,056.04. This appeal followed.
In April, 1954, plaintiff made application to defendant for a policy of insurance to cover…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Non-Royalty Shoe Co. v. Phoenix Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1919
- Wallace v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1949
- Aufrichtig v. Columbia National Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1923
- Patterson v. American InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1913
- State Ex Rel. Continental Life Insurance v. AllenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1924
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. NosserMississippi Supreme Court · 1964
- Cohen v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1969
- Hammontree v. Central Mutual Insurance CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1965
- First National Bank of Independence v. Mid-Century Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- Vaughn v. Great American Insurance CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1965
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