Moulder v. Chambers

An insured filed a suit against his insurer and an insurance adjuster in which he claimed that the adjuster, as agent of the insurer, misrepresented to him that his tractor unit, which was involved in an accident, could be repaired, when, in fact, the adjuster knew that the tractor unit could not be repaired.

The trial court granted motions for summary judgment filed by the adjuster and the insurance company. Three issues are presented by the insured's appeal from that judgment: (1) whether the insured's action was barred by the applicable statute of limitations; (2) whether res judicata or…