Legal Opinion
George and Retta Willis v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 19, 2000No. 99-4208PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
State Farm sold a fire insurance policy to George and Retta Willis that covered their home and its contents, and when the Willises’ home burned down they filed a claim of loss. State Farm refused to pay the Willises’ claim, asserting that the fire was the result of arson to which one or both of the Willises were a party, and also that one or both of the Willises knowingly misrepresented material facts on their claim of loss and during State Farm’s investigation of the fire.
The Willises sued State Farm and the case went to trial, with State Farm continuing…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. FooteSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
- Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance v. CoxWashington Supreme Court · 1988
- Martin Fine v. Bellefonte Underwriters Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Gregory v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
- Terry P. Powers, Next Friend of Hillary Ann Powers v. Bayliner Marine Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Brawner v. Allstate Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
- United States v. HawleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
- Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance v. CalvinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
- Warren v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
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