Legal Opinion
Sherrita Harris v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 23, 2015No. 14-1664PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
On March 11, 2004, Sherrita Richardson Harris closed on a home with a mortgage loan from Mortgage Professionals, Inc. (MPI). To be licensed in Missouri, MPI, as obligor and principal, bought two “Missouri Residential Mortgage Brokers Bonds” from Hartford Fire Insurance Company, its surety. See § 443.849 RSMo Supp.2001. The surety bonds stated that the two parties were “jointly and severally” bound for payment to any person “who may have a claim against” MPI.
Harris later sued MPI for violating the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, sections 407.010-.1500 RSMo 2000.…
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